Review: Lenovo P70 smartphone

Introduction

Couple of weeks ago, ReviewToday highlighted aggressive plans of Lenovo to take on Android Smartphone market by storm. The computer turned smartphone maker had launched the Lenovo P70 smartphone at a price of Rs. 15,999 (approx. $260) in India which was initially unveiled in China in February.
The major USP of this smart phone is that it comes with 4G LTE connectivity and is backed by a large 4000mAh battery churning about 46 hours of talk time and up to 696 hours of standby time on 3G networks.

Getting to know about P70

The smartphone is a dual-sim( micro sim) based which runs on Kitkat out of the box. It also powered by a Quick Charge feature that allows the smartphone to get fully charged in 3 hours while a 15-minute charge offers up to 4 hours of talk time.

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Build & Quality

Inside the hood, the smart-phone has above average specifications except for the OS which we think could have been better.

Processor & RAM: The smartphone sports the 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek (MT6752) processor coupled with 2GB of RAM & Mali T760-MP2 GPU

Display: It features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display

Storage: 16GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB)

Camera: 13-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash & a 5-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera

Battery: The most interesting feature of this phone, massive 4000 mAh battery extremely useful for frequent travelers & heavy users of phones

OS: Android Kitkat 4.4

Connectivity: 4G LTE, 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth

Dimensions: 142x71.8x8.9mm, weighs 149 grams, and available in Midnight Blue colour.

Other features: The phone comes with advanced accelerometer, ambient light sensor, magnetometer, and proximity sensor

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General Observation & Verdict

Overall a good launch from Lenovo. As stated above, we would have loved to see Lollipop instead of a Kitkat and hope the phone is upgradable to higher versions of Android in future. Rest of the specs are decent for price it is being offered. We would rate this phone 3.5 out of 5.

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