Category: 5-inch

Lenovo A6000 Plus First Impressions

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Fresh from its local launch, let’s take the Lenovo A6000 Plus for a quick spin. What does the sub-7k budget smartphone has to offer? Read on to find out.

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For starters, the A6000 Plus has a 5-inch IPS LCD display. It’s a standard HD resolution at 720×1280 pixels that gives a reasonably sharp 294ppi. We’ve noticed that outdoor visibility seems to be okay as long you’re under a shade. Aside from the display, the front panel has the earpiece, front-facing camera, sensors, and three capacitive buttons.

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The volume rocker and power/lock button are located at the right side of the device while the left side is virtually clean. The top houses the 3.5mm jack and the micro-USB port leaving nothing at the bottom, except for a mic pinhole.

Heading to the back will show the rear camera with the LED flash and another mic pinhole for noise-cancelling. There’s a distinct Lenovo branding at the middle while the speaker grille and Dolby logo is situated below. Interestingly, there are two grilles but we’re not yet sure if it’s a stereo setup. We’ll get into that with our review.

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The back cover is removable to give access to the 2300mAh battery, two micro-SIM card slots, and the microSD card slot for memory expansion. Overall, the whole build of the Lenovo smartphone is solid, although it’s a bit light on hand due to the plastic material used. The back panel has a matte finish and is good in resisting nasty smudges.

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The rear camera has a megapixel count of 8, a usual number for budget smartphones. While it is early to say about the quality, it seems pretty decent given that the environment is well-lit. You may check out two samples below.

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The device boots Android 4.4.4 KitKat with Vibe UI 2.0 out of the box with a Lollipop update already waiting. Our review unit is already downloading the update so rest assured we will have the latest software available.

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Lenovo A6000 Plus specifications:
5-inch HD IPS display (1280 x 720 pixels), 294ppi
1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor
Adreno 306 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 32GB
8-megapixel rear camera w/ LED flash
2-megapixel front-facing camera
LTE Cat4
Dual-SIM / Dual-standby
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS w/ A-GPS
FM Radio
Dolby Digital Plus
2300mAh battery
Android KitKat (upgradeable to Android Lollipop upon boot-up)
141 x 70 x 8.2mm
128g

This wraps up our initial impression with the Lenovo A6000 Plus. Check back in a week for our review as the device will go on sale on December 9 exclusively through Lazada for Php 6,999. Lenovo will include a free screen protector plus a hard case for each purchase.

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Lenovo S920 in the flesh, first impressions

Bob Freking Leave a comment

A few months ago, the Lenovo S920 arrived in Philippine shores for a price below the 20k mark. It offered a huge 5.3-inch IPS HD display, a quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM & more in a body measuring at only 7.9mm. A unit just passed through our office recently, so read on to see our first impressions.

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At first glance, the Lenovo S920 did remind us a lot of the HTC One X. There’s the 5.3-inch display with thin bezels on the sides, capacitive buttons right at the bottom and the brand logo above the display. The rest of the body is covered in white, and while it is made out of plastic, it feels a lot sturdier than other phones.

Lenovo S920 front back

The camera on the back is reminiscent of the HTC One X too as the lens is surrounded by a chrome-colored ring. It packs an 8-megapixel camera by the way, and while we’re yet to test it thoroughly, we managed to take a few shots and glad to say, it’s far from disappointing.

Lenovo S920 sides

  • Antutu – 13,507
  • Quadrant – 4,990
  • Nenamark 2 – 45.1

Lenovo’s skin on top of Android 4.2 still looks very cartoonish, but you can easily remedy that with a launcher. The CPU bundled with the 1GB RAM inside enabled the S920 to breeze through basic navigation & tasks.

Lenovo s920 benchmarks

Lenovo S920 specifications:
5.3-inch capacitive IPS HD display (1280×720 pixels), 277ppi
OGS Technology
Mediatek MTK6589 1.2 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
3G/HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera
Wireless FM radio
GPS with A-GPS
Li-Ion 2250mAh battery
Android 4.2 Jellybean
153.9 x 77.7 x 7.9 mm (dimensions)
152.2 grams (weight)

I wish we had a little more time to spend with the Lenovo S920. In our short experience with it, we were very pleased with what it can offer.

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Right now, it’s priced at around Php16,999 which may be quite hard to justify for some, but if you’re looking for something jam-packed in a thin yet solid form factor, you may want to consider the S920.

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Lenovo S920 in the flesh, first impressions

Bob Freking Leave a comment

A few months ago, the Lenovo S920 arrived in Philippine shores for a price below the 20k mark. It offered a huge 5.3-inch IPS HD display, a quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM & more in a body measuring at only 7.9mm. A unit just passed through our office recently, so read on to see our first impressions.

Lenovo S920 (2)

At first glance, the Lenovo S920 did remind us a lot of the HTC One X. There’s the 5.3-inch display with thin bezels on the sides, capacitive buttons right at the bottom and the brand logo above the display. The rest of the body is covered in white, and while it is made out of plastic, it feels a lot sturdier than other phones.

Lenovo S920 front back

The camera on the back is reminiscent of the HTC One X too as the lens is surrounded by a chrome-colored ring. It packs an 8-megapixel camera by the way, and while we’re yet to test it thoroughly, we managed to take a few shots and glad to say, it’s far from disappointing.

Lenovo S920 sides

  • Antutu – 13,507
  • Quadrant – 4,990
  • Nenamark 2 – 45.1

Lenovo’s skin on top of Android 4.2 still looks very cartoonish, but you can easily remedy that with a launcher. The CPU bundled with the 1GB RAM inside enabled the S920 to breeze through basic navigation & tasks.

Lenovo s920 benchmarks

Lenovo S920 specifications:
5.3-inch capacitive IPS HD display (1280×720 pixels), 277ppi
OGS Technology
Mediatek MTK6589 1.2 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
3G/HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera
Wireless FM radio
GPS with A-GPS
Li-Ion 2250mAh battery
Android 4.2 Jellybean
153.9 x 77.7 x 7.9 mm (dimensions)
152.2 grams (weight)

I wish we had a little more time to spend with the Lenovo S920. In our short experience with it, we were very pleased with what it can offer.

Lenovo S920 (3)

Right now, it’s priced at around Php16,999 which may be quite hard to justify for some, but if you’re looking for something jam-packed in a thin yet solid form factor, you may want to consider the S920.

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Lenovo S920 5.3-inch quad-core phone now available

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Another phablet is in the market and this time, it’s from Lenovo Philippines. The Lenovo S920, a quad-core phone with a 5.3-inch screen.

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Lenovo S920 features a 5.3-inch HD IPS panel with OGS Technology, 1.2GHz quad-core MTK 6589 processor, 1GB of RAM, an 8MP rear-camera with 2MP on front, wireless FM radio and Dual SIM standby. All these in a slim 7.9mm body.

Lenovo S920 specifications:
5.3-inch capacitive IPS HD display (1280×720 pixels), 277ppi
OGS Technology
Mediatek MTK6589 1.2 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
3G/HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera
Wireless FM radio
GPS with A-GPS
Li-Ion 2250mAh battery
Android 4.2 Jellybean
153.9 x 77.7 x 7.9 mm (dimensions)
152.2 grams (weight)

It is currently priced at Php16,999.

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