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Excellent phone........But !
Praful Yadav (May 19, 2014)
on Gadgets 360
On the first look, I just thought that it might be another crappy phone, or a re-branded Micromax ! But then the sheer size of the phone, and its ease of functionality kept me going on.
Needless to add, it surpassed my expectations several times over.
The basic colours on the display were gorgeous ! At first I thought that this was "just normal", but when we compared around 6 phones, on full brightness, the Lenovo was way ahead of the others. The colour gradations and colour clarity (saturation), far exceeded even the famed Nexus 4, and Galaxy Tab.
The basic gaming and application usage were normal, and it performs as well as the best leaving nothing to be desired.
Of course there were some aspects which could be improved.
1. Battery life - It lasts a full day, on heavy usage, but one is reminded of the Old Old Motorola and Siemens phones, which had to be charged once, sometimes twice a day !
2.The response is slightly slower than the Nexus 4 class of machines, but this is as expected, as the Antutu ranking is lower.
3. The touchscreen is slightly sluggish.
4. It is only a 4 point touchscreen, though the Call center informed me that this was a 5-point touchscreen.
5. The speaker is small and tinny for music. In the target market they are aiming for, it should have had two speakers, and better speakers.
Positive factors'
1. The sheer size makes it easy on the eyes. The Icons and text are very readable.
2. The screen resolution is very comfortable and sharp.
3. The 3G to WiFi switching is good.
4. Phone and Internet functionality is perfect.
5. Other apps also function normally making it a "correct operating smartphone".
I feel that Lenovo, with it s reputation for innovation, should have done better.
It should have provided full USB functionality. ( reading and writing to flash drives, and using eternal Modems )
A double speaker system ( maybe with Dolby ).
Better Quality headphones ( mind you, their headphones are not bad ).
Accessories' availability. ( even till today, the screen protectors and hardcases are not easily available ).
The charging point cover-flap had come off within 25 days of usage !
The plastic flap is stuck on a flexible base, and the adhesive came off !
How can this be a user-error, or accidental damage, as claimed by the "SERVICE SUPPORT" people.
Charging port covers are supposed to be opened and closed ! ! ! !
Of all the phones I have used the charging point covers have not come off even after several years of usage ! ! ! ! ! ( read Samsung ).
But for the extremely shabby service response I would have given this phone a BIG BIG - 5 Stars !
Lenovo should be seriously re-thinking their service support. They should be making it more like Nokia !
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Good mobile standing with Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
Altair (May 1, 2014)
on Amazon
This is a good mobile with excellent performance with high quality display,good battery life,High quality music.etc It gets a bit hot when playing games.....I reccomend everyone to buy it
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Just forget Samsung, LG and HTC.. Go for Lenovo...
MaKma (May 2, 2014)
on Amazon
"Excellent mobile at excellent price.. I bought for 14500 approx from amazon.in.... Opted for one day delivery and got it delivered on time... Mobile is excellent, trendy and superb display... Far far better than Grand 2... Lenovo rocks..."
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Edweb (Apr 16, 2014)
on Amazon
Very stylish phone, solid build quality, lightweight, stock Android 4.2.1 with minimal manufacturer UI interference, hardly any 'bloatware' pre-installed, very fast processor for daily routine tasks (email, web browsing, listening to music, social media posting), excellent battery life (for daily routine tasks, nearly two days on one charge), screen resolution is brilliant. I am not a gamer, I don't do heavy multitasking nor do I watch movies on my phone so cannot comment on those aspects (remember - it's a PHONE!). If you want to shoot true HD photos & videos I suggest you buy a proper camera, but for snapshots / selfies this will do just fine. Signal strength is good, so is voice clarity on both sides of a call. Dual SIM for travelling abroad or for a personal number is very handy! Last point - accepts 64GB microSD card without any problem (not only 32GB as mentioned everywhere).Minor drawbacks: only one SIM takes 3G, the other is 2G. The power button at the top which is not 'ergonomic' when holding unit in one hand; also, it is rather difficult to operate the phone with one hand only given its size. Finally, Lenovo PC interface software is extremely basic, allows for shifting files back and forth only; certainly nowhere near as sleek and versatile as Samsung Kies or Sony etc, but this can be easily remedied through third-party offers (both free and paying), for example for syncing iTunes.You can find this for +/- INR 15,000 on the web now - it may not be a fashion icon or the latest & trendiest, but with such features at such a price this phone is an absolute no-brainer to have!
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S.Vijayakumar (Jul 8, 2014)
on Amazon
It's full fill all my present requirement.But speaker volume and screen brightness required little bit high.all the apps are in build it's good.
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