Lenovo p70 blue mobile phone specifications. Lenovo P70-A mobile phone. Information about the type of speakers and audio technologies supported by the device
Equipment
In a small box from under the device there was a power cable, Charger(output characteristics: 5.2V and 2A), OTG adapter for connecting peripheral USB devices, wired headset with the ability to answer calls, case and protective film. I can already see how sellers of large chain stores are beginning to quietly hate Lenovo because they have lost additional income from accessories. So that!
The USB-Host adapter is not simple. It was put in a box for a reason. You can charge third-party devices using this cable! The trick was done with a Bluetooth headset, Xiaomi camera Yi and other devices. What is there! Even external battery Lenovo MP506 began to actively eat up the smartphone's charge, although, according to the idea, everything should be the other way around.
By the way, if you suddenly lose a branded adapter, you can use a similar one, for example, ordered from Alibaba. Charging of third-party devices is provided here at the hardware level in the smartphone, and not on the accessory side.
The complete case is made of thick plastic and is very pleasant to the touch. Yes, it increases the size of the P70, but it also protects it quite well. I wouldn't consider an additional accessory. The case is really good.
In general, special thanks to the guys from Lenovo for such a rich kit. Let no manufacturer skimp on their customers!
Design
I will not describe the appearance of the smartphone in detail, since I already did this in the presentation of the smartphone. You can judge the design and location of the main elements yourself from the photo below.
However, there are still a few words about convenience and ergonomics. By the standards of modern phones, the P70 is a bit thick. Using a branded case thickens the gadget even more. However, the device feels good in the hand. The back surface is slippery (without a case), but not so slippery that the smartphone can slip out of your hand.
The battery cover is easily scratched if not handled very carefully. The reason for this is journalists who test devices according to the principle: “It’s not mine, it’s not a pity.” The result can be seen in the photo.
Taken together, the materials and design don't provide any unusual user experience. The P70 is far from an elegant design solution. But nothing negative can be said either. A simple, solid, sometimes boring block of plastic.
The touch buttons are illuminated in the dark, but weakly. And yet this is already something.
A little about the display. There is a 5-inch (127 mm) IPS screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The pixel density is 294 ppi and individual pixels will be difficult to make out. If you manage to do this, then you can congratulate yourself on your excellent vision.
In the photo below, under high magnification, you can look at the screen of the Sony Xperia Z3 with its 5.2-inch Full HD display (423 ppi) and the Lenovo P70 (on the right). In everyday use there is little difference.
Viewing angles are traditionally good for IPS matrices. There are no exceptions here.
Specifications
Of considerable importance specifications Lenovo P70. It's far from budget, but it's not the latest, hottest hardware either. In general, let's look at the specifications:
- MediaTek MT6752 processor with a frequency of 1.7 GHz (8 cores, 64 bits)
- Mali T760-MP2 graphics (up to 700 MHz)
- RAM 2 GB (on bare device 1208 MB)
- built-in storage 16 GB (11.39 GB actually available)
- memory cards up to 32 GB (Micro SD)
- 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels (5 simultaneous touches)
- front-camera 5 MP
- main camera 13 MP
- battery (lithium polymer, removable) 4000 mAh
- Connectors: MicroUSB (OTG available), 3.5 audio output, two SIM cards
- sensors: proximity and light sensor, accelerometer
- OS Anbdroid 4.4.4
- 2G, 3G, 4G LTE Cat. 4(FDD 800/1800/2100/2600 MHz)
- Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, no NFS
- GPS (aGPS) / GLONASS
- FM radio
About networking opportunities The device has something special to say. The Wi-Fi module could catch the network signal better. Where other devices show reliable reception, the P70 notes a lower signal level. The 4G device connects well for the most part, but a couple of times I noticed that for no apparent reason the data transmission disappeared. The symptom was treated with a simple reboot.
Overall performance is very good. The interface and animation fly everywhere in the system. Not a single lag or the slightest slowdown was noticed. Screenshots with test results of popular benchmarks (AnTuTu, Vellamo, Geekbench 3) in their rightful place.
In toys, the device did not perform at its best. It was not possible to play Dungeon Hunter 5 normally. At first, the device froze right at the beginning of the mission, the second time near the end, and the third time - already when launching the application. It was decided to suspend further attempts due to their futility.
Dead Trigger 2 refused to launch on the phone at all.
With Asphalt 8 everything is much better. The game starts and runs without problems at maximum graphics settings. The same can be said about Crossy Road. Everything is great with simple toys.
A little more about hardware issues. I didn't like the work of the light sensor. It quickly changes the brightness of the screen depending on the surrounding light, there are no errors here. However, in most cases the brightness is not enough. Literally one division more and it would be much more comfortable to work with the device. Sometimes I couldn’t stand it and turned off auto-adjustment completely. 
In general, the maximum screen brightness is not amazing. There are smartphones with much more serious backlighting, but this certainly cannot be considered a disadvantage of the device.
Photo capabilities
The main camera is the biggest disappointment of the phone. Photos are cloudy, focus works very well, and the HDR mode is so harsh that the end result is something between a real-life photo and a comic book.
There are a lot of different modes and additional settings shooting. However, they are unlikely to be useful to anyone when the quality of the source material leaves much to be desired.
Examples of photos taken on a smartphone below.
You can get the originals in one archive from here.
The smartphone records video in 3GP format at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The quality is no better than photographs, but I will still give an example of a video.
Working with SIM cards
The phone supports two SIM cards at once. The setting takes place through the corresponding menu item. Here you can set a request to select a SIM card before each call or send an SMS, or you can distribute tasks for each card once and for all.
Ring tones, of course, are also set for each SIM individually.
Chips
You can find some very interesting items on the menu. Firstly, it is very convenient to wake up the screen by simply tapping it twice on its surface. The screen wakes up but remains locked. Enough to see the time or new notifications.
Secondly, double-clicking the “House” icon even in sleep mode takes a snapshot. Sometimes this function can be very useful and we often regret its absence when a good shot is already gone. However, there is a nuance: photography occurs even before the camera has time to focus, so such pictures often turn out blurry.
Locking the screen by shaking the device did not catch on in my case, since the system often blocked the screen at the wrong moment.
In addition, the phone allows standard means configure different scenarios for its use depending on the time of day or what is captured in a given location Wi-Fi networks. A very convenient thing if everyday life is subject to the same schedule.
Battery life
The Lenovo P70 battery is perhaps the most interesting feature smartphone. Yes, there is a seemingly gigantic 4000 mAh battery installed here, but you shouldn’t expect that the device can work on one charge for two, three or four days in a row. In fact, the phone can confidently survive for about a day and a half under heavy load (calls, games, Internet, background notifications, plus all activated wireless interfaces).
Let's put it this way: where competitors with similar hardware with their standard +/- 3000 mAh last a day, the P70 lasts half a day more. And so it is in everything. With moderate use (a few calls and background notifications via 4G or Wi-Fi), the smartphone will easily survive three days, but this is the ceiling.
All this data is valid when the “smart battery saving” function is activated. In this case, energy consumption is slightly reduced by reducing the frequency of operation of the video accelerator and the backlight level.
There is also an emergency battery mode, in which the desktop interface is simplified, and the phone becomes similar to the Nokia 3100: only calls, SMS and an alarm clock are available.
In the end, if an extra half-day of battery life is important to you, then the P70 is for you. If not, then the 4000 mAh battery capacity is not a competitive advantage of the device.
The time to fully charge the smartphone is approximately 3 hours, and with a few minutes of charging the device can be recharged for conversations for 4 hours. This is not some proprietary technology like Samsung's Quick Charge. Just output voltage on the power supply increased to 5.2 volts.
Conclusion
In retail Lenovo P70 price settled at the level of 19,990 rubles and this is a lot. A lot for a phone that has a below-average camera quality, a discreet, unremarkable design and a non-Full HD screen. There are enough devices on the market that can give the user much more for the same or even less money. Even within the Lenovo product line there are such devices. I mean S90 or X2. Moreover, both of these smartphones have a very good, stylish design.
The hero of today's article has good, but not the best hardware. It's strange, but there are compatibility problems with some modern toys. I think these are temporary inconveniences that will most likely be eliminated in subsequent firmware.
A higher capacity battery actually provides very little benefit. The only thing that deserves praise is the equipment. Lenovo approached this issue with full responsibility. However, this is just a nice bonus and is not at all an argument in favor of buying the phone.
You can purchase the smartphone on Gearbest.com. Delivery is free as always.
Already on sale Price: 19,990 rubles
Contents of delivery
- Telephone
- Charger with USB cable
- Wired stereo headset
- USB OTG cable
- Instructions
Specifications
- Android 4.4.4
- MediaTek 6752 chipset 8-cores up to 1.7 GHz per core, 64 bits, ARM Mali T760-MP2 700MHz graphics coprocessor
- 2 GB random access memory, 16 GB built-in, cards microSD memory up to 32 GB
- Two SIM cards - microSIM, hot swap, the cards are unequal, one of them is only 2G
- IPS screen, 5 inches, 1280x720 pixels, up to 5 clicks
- Li-Ion battery 4000 mAh, supports fast charging (2 hours 10 minutes), two days of work under a “heavy” load, USB on the Go, charging other devices, up to 34 days standby time (2G), up to 46 hours talk time in 2G (up to 18 hours on 3G)
- Main camera 13 megapixels, with LED flash, front 5 megapixels
- LTE cat. 4 (4G Voice not supported), 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0
- Dimensions – 142x71.8x8.9 mm, weight – 149 grams
Positioning
Lenovo's line with the P index has always included devices with large batteries; just remember a model like the Lenovo P780, which had a 4000 mAh battery.
This series was deservedly in demand, since it included such hard workers, phones without pretensions to sophistication in the field of design, working for a long time, with characteristics that were average for their time. That is, devices with the optimal, in Lenovo’s opinion, price/quality ratio, and, moreover, aimed at those who are not used to changing phones like gloves. It was assumed that the lifespan of such devices would be at least one year in the same hands, or even two.
Let me tell you a little secret: any characteristic that stands out from the usual on the market, be it the thickness of the case, the special brightness of the screen, the large battery capacity - all this attracts attention. Typically, manufacturers do not try to be so generous as to give the consumer a lot of outstanding characteristics in mid-segment models - just one is enough, which will emphasize the unusualness of the device. Therefore, as a rule, the solution turns out to be unbalanced - thinness results in short operating time, a large battery - on the contrary, inconvenient case dimensions and long charging time. There is no ideal on the market, and it is hardly possible.
When companies start experimenting with mid-segment models, they rarely end up with anything truly worthwhile. They look at competitors, at previous models, and as a result, a cross between a bulldog and a rhinoceros enters the market and becomes not very popular. Sometimes, through experimentation and luck, a device emerges that can rightfully be called special. It is distinguished by a precise balance of characteristics, correctly chosen cost, and, as a result, an excellent price/quality ratio. The Lenovo P70 is just such a device.
This workhorse on Android, which will be chosen for its good operating time, fast charging, and a good screen. One could call this device a universal solution, but it lacks just the smallest thing – a high-quality camera. This flaw may stop many from buying the P70, but if you close your eyes to it, the model turns out to be surprisingly interesting. However, let's talk about everything in order.
Video review of the smartphone:
Design, dimensions, control elements
Outside of China, this model will be available in one color – dark blue, while in its native market it is presented in a white body, as well as dark brown.
Externally, the device does not make any impression, the usual rectangle of an Android smartphone, a black front panel, three touch keys under the screen. The first thing you notice is that the body is quite thin, if you know that there is a 4000 mAh battery inside. The dimensions of the device are 142x71.8x8.9 mm, weight - 149 grams. Typically models with such batteries weigh about 200 grams, so the weight of 149 grams looks surprising. In everyday life you always feel this; the device is not much different from modern smartphones. You can say that it is not so subtle, but this is a matter of taste. Usually you don’t perceive it as big or inconvenient; it fits well in the hand, the weight is not small, but quite comfortable.
Compared to Nokia Lumia 830
Back cover It is removable, you need to carefully click it, otherwise it will crunch in your hands. The plastic is thin, but this does not cause any problems, it is not visible from the outside, and this point does not affect the characteristics of the device. There are weight savings everywhere to achieve that same 149 grams.
On the right side there is an on/off key and a paired volume key. At the top end there is a 3.5 mm connector, at the bottom there is a microUSB connector.
The rear panel houses an LED flash as well as a 13-megapixel camera lens.
There are no complaints about the build quality, it is plastic, the front panel is covered with Gorilla Glass, although the oleophobic coating has average characteristics, it leaves noticeable marks from hands and cheeks.
Under the back cover you can see two slots for microSIM cards, they are unequal, one is only 2G, while the second is 2G/3G/4G. There is also a slot for memory cards.
Display
The screen is 5-inch, has an HD resolution of 1280x720 pixels (294 ppi), IPS. It has a good reserve of brightness; in the automatic adjustment mode, the brightness is greatly dimmed in order to achieve longer operating time. This is convenient in almost all operating modes, with the exception of watching video. In terms of color reproduction, the screen does not stand out in any way in its class, neither for the worse nor for the better. This is a very good solution. In older Lenovo models, screens may have higher resolution, but often worse color reproduction and lower brightness. This matrix in every sense can be considered the golden mean. She's not bad. Look at the screenshots compared to Samsung Galaxy S5 (Galaxy S5 pictured above).
On the street, the screen does not glare, the information is easy to read. Traditionally, Lenovo has a selection of fonts of different sizes, which makes using the phone comfortable regardless of your visual acuity (four preset sizes). I would like more flexibility in settings, for example, different variants color range. But you shouldn’t expect this on such a device.
Battery
Battery technology has clearly advanced beyond Last year, the size of the battery has decreased slightly, but most importantly, its weight has decreased. The battery is Li-Ion, non-removable, with a capacity of 4000 mAh (in China and Indonesia 3900 mAh).
Let's start with the most interesting thing, namely charging time. There is support for Quick Charge technology, respectively, full time Charging time is about 3 hours. If you take Fast Charger from Galaxy Note 4, then the charging time will be 2 hours 10 minutes (up to one hundred percent!). Either way, it's clearly comparable to most modern devices and very little for a battery of such capacity.
Among the unusual features, I would like to note the presence USB cable-OTG, to which you can connect any charging wire to the USB connector, at the output you will get 5V, 0.5A, that is, the phone can act as an external charger. I am sure that few people will take advantage of this feature, but it is present and can sometimes be useful.
Now let's look at the real operating time in different modes, but first – the data provided by the manufacturer:
up to 34 days standby time (2G)
up to 46 hours talk time in 2G (up to 18 hours in 3G)
In my use case, the screen backlight was set to automatic, I made calls for about 30 minutes a day, and also about 2-2.5 hours on social networks, the Internet, both through a 3G/4G connection (mostly) and Wi-Fi. The device worked quietly for two full days.
Interestingly, I have a Motorola Droid Turbo in my hands, which has an almost similar 3900 mAh battery, also has fast charging, but an AMOLED screen. However, these devices work for about the same time in my hands, two days. For comparison, my Note 4 (3220 mAh battery) lasts only one day under a similar load. In every sense, the P70 demonstrates very good runtime. But even here, not everything is clear, since some modes consume unexpectedly a lot of energy compared to others. So, I expected that with maximum backlight brightness the video playback time (AVI, MX Player, HW mode) would be about 14-15 hours, as on the Droid Turbo, but the result was disappointing - about 10.5 hours. I double-checked, there is no error - the battery consistently provides 10-10.5 hours of playback.
Optimization for games is even worse: as soon as 3D appears, the phone begins to warm up noticeably, which is not observed in normal operating modes, and it only works for about 4 hours. That is, 1000 mAh is consumed in an hour of play. Considering that the screen does not have the largest diagonal, all this does not look like the best optimization of the chipset for specific tasks.
But for those who don’t play and watch videos moderately (50 minutes a day), this device will be enough for those same two days. One more thing, in the power manager there is a setting that by default turns on the maximum energy saving mode from 12 at night to 6 in the morning. In this mode, data transmission is disabled, only calls and SMS are available. If you do not like this approach, then you can either adjust the time interval or completely disable this mode.
Platform, memory, performance
The model is built on the MediaTek MT6752 chipset, this is a second-generation 8-core solution, which is aimed at models in the mid-price group. One of the nice features is each Cortex A53 core, frequency up to 1.7 GHz (64 bit). The Mali-T760 graphics coprocessor, and for the first time for a MediaTek chipset in this class, there is built-in support for LTE cat. 4 (FDD, TDD is stated, but not specifically implemented in this model). The amount of RAM is 2 GB, built-in memory is 16 GB, 12 GB is available to the user.
Although a microSD card slot is accessible under the back cover, the cards are not hot-swappable, unlike SIM cards. If you insert a memory card into a working device, it will happily inform you that hot swapping is not for it and will reboot. This is offensive and somehow a little conservative. Another disadvantage is that the specifications only indicate support for memory cards up to 32 GB. I've tried both 64GB and 128GB cards, they don't work. This will not be a very serious limitation for many.
Now let's focus on performance. Judging by the interface, everything is very good here, no brakes, everything is smooth and pleasant. In synthetic tests, the device shows average results, they are not very high. But that’s why these tests exist, to show virtual parrots. I am sure that for the vast majority of people the performance of this solution is quite enough. It falls between the Snapdragon 400 and 600 series.
Communication capabilities
The smartphone operates in GSM, HSDPA and LTE (4G) networks and is equipped with two slots for microSIM cards. The first slot supports LTE FDD (bands 1, 3, 7, 20), so in Russia the device works without problems with 4G networks.
The second slot is primarily for the SIM card you plan to use to make calls, but it can also be used for data transfers. True, only using 2G (Edge).
USB. To synchronize with a PC and transfer data, the included microUSB cable is used. USB interface 2.0. USB-OTG is supported – you can connect flash drives and other storage devices to your smartphone via an adapter file systems FAT/FAT32.
Bluetooth. Built-in Bluetooth 4.0 module with support for A2DP profile.
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n). The smartphone has a dual-band Wi-Fi module, it works flawlessly. Like any other modern Android device, Lenovo P70 supports the “sharing” function mobile internet via Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi router).
Camera
A regular 13-megapixel autofocus module that produces disappointing images that don't even look good on a phone screen. However, you can see this for yourself.
Software features
The device comes out on Android 4.4.4, in this moment This latest version OS. All the capabilities of the used Android add-on called Vibe UI are described in a separate material. I won't repeat myself.
The question remains whether there will be an update to version 5.0. From a chipset point of view, such an update is supported. But whether it will be available for this model is unknown. But the company is trying to update its key models, the P70 being one of them. There is no timeline yet, nor what the update will look like (cable, over the air).
Multimedia capabilities
Traditionally, there is FM radio, and audio recording from the air is supported.
There is no separate player for playing music, only Google Play Music. Everything is traditional and familiar, but there is a hardware equalizer, you can adjust the sound to suit you. The phone sounds nice, although it doesn't stand out in anything special. The maximum volume level is comfortable, although the device definitely does not have a headroom.
The video is distinguished by support for the H.265 codec, otherwise everything is familiar and ordinary.
Impression
The ringer volume is slightly above average; you may not even hear the phone in your coat pocket. The vibration alert is average in strength. There are no comments on the quality of communication, everything works well, although re-registrations from 4G to 3G and back often occur, at least according to the indicator. I think the latter is lying, since in practice there is no increase in battery discharge.
Now let's look at the cost of this solution. In China, the Lenovo P70 costs 1,500 yuan, but it has slightly worse characteristics; it is de facto a different model. The European model P70-A has the maximum characteristics, its cost will be about $250 (alternatively, the price in euros will be slightly less or the same). In Russia, before exchange rate fluctuations in the ruble, this model was supposed to be in the price range of 12-14 thousand rubles, but what the price will be at the end of February, when it appears, is unknown. As a guide, take the same 250 dollars plus the Russian markup of 20-25 percent.
For its price, the model turned out to be well-balanced; it could potentially be of interest to many buyers. Good screen, availability big battery 4000 mAh with a modest body size and truly long operation on a single charge. There are not many analogues on the market with similar characteristics; just remember the Philips W6618, which has a 5300 mAh battery, but all other characteristics are worse - 1 GB of RAM, 4 GB of internal memory, a 5-inch screen with qHD resolution and a price of about $200 . Low price does not make up for its shortcomings, including its weight of 200 grams. This feels like a device of a completely different class.
In Russia also under different local names The Chinese model Gionee GN185 is known, which has a 4200 mAh battery. The disadvantages are the old platform, weight 195 grams, noticeably worse characteristics.
By the time the Lenovo P70 appears, many companies will update their product lines, and new generation devices with batteries will appear large capacity. In each case, you need to look at the availability of fast charging and the weight of the device - these are the main indicators for this type of device.
If the Lenovo P70 had a slightly better camera, this device could definitely be called a bestseller, but for now it is a very good contender for the role of a hard worker. Operating time and a good screen are arguments in its favor. The model is successful, and it will definitely find its consumer.
I haven’t studied smartphones from Lenovo for a long time - I need to catch up, because this company produces very decent smartphones and tablets, not to mention laptops and other gadgets. This time I received a Lenovo P70 model for review - a smartphone with good characteristics, support for two SIM cards and a battery capacity of as much as 4000 mAh, while being very expensive reasonable money. Well, let's see what he is.
Display: 5" HD IPS (1280×720), five-point sensor, 16 million colors
CPU: MT6752 True8Core, 64-bit, 1.7 GHz
Graphics accelerator: Mali-T760MP2 with frequency up to 700 MHz
RAM: 2 GB
Flash memory: 16 GB
Memory card: SD up to 32 GB
Net: GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, 3G: 900/2100 MHz, 4G: LTE FDD 800/1800/2100/2600 MHz
Wireless connection: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Camera: 13 megapixels, with autofocus and LED flash
Front-camera: 5 megapixel, fixed focal length
Ports: microUSB (OTG supported), audio jack
GPS: GPS, A-GPS support, GLONASS
SIM card: microSIM and microSIM
Battery: 4000 mAh, non-removable
Dimensions: 71.8 × 8.9 × 142 mm
Weight: 149 g
Additionally: accelerometer, proximity and light sensors
Price in Moscow: 18-20 thousand rubles Well, the equipment is very decent, especially pleasing are two SIM cards, a serious chipset and a 4000 mAh battery. But nowadays I would like a FullHD display, although, on the other hand, HD should consume less battery. Memory cards are supported up to 32 GB. This is not a problem, of course, but it should be kept in mind, because there are already cards in both 64 GB and 128 GB on the market. Equipment Supplied in a nice white box.
Inside: smartphone, power adapter, USB-microUSB cable, USB cable for OTG (for connecting flash drives to a smartphone, can also be used to charge external devices from the smartphone’s battery), in-ear headset, brochures, cover-case.
The back cover is matte plain plastic. The lid is removable and fits well. I read somewhere in the reviews that it crunches in my hands - I only experienced this if I didn’t close the lid tightly.
Under the cover there is a non-removable battery, two slots for microSIM and a slot for an SD card.
As usual in such cases, one SIM card slot can work with 2G, 3G and 4G, the second - only 2G. And SIM cards work in Dual Standby mode: that is, if one SIM card is used for conversation, then the second SIM card does not work (one radio module). The phone feels good in the hands and looks quite thin, especially considering the battery installed here. Also surprising is the really small weight of the smartphone with such a battery - only 149 grams. Right side: power button and volume rocker. The power button, in my opinion, is located very conveniently. The volume rocker is not pressed very clearly, but this can be overcome with humility and patience.
Top end: second microphone and audio output. By the way, the upper and lower ends are tinted to look like glass. But this is glossy plastic, which, by the way, is quite easily soiled.
Bottom end: microphone, speaker mesh, microUSB output, decorative mesh (there is no speaker under it, only one speaker).
The kit includes a plastic cover with a corrugated surface. If you install it on your phone, it becomes noticeably more grippy.
Well, here is our hero next to Meizu MX4 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Control is carried out using three touch buttons"Menu", "Home" and "Return" located below the display. The buttons can be on all the time, lit for three seconds after use, or off all the time - this is configurable.
The browser is launched, loading the page - three cores are working.
Well, the 3D game is running - all eight cores are working at maximum load.
Another important point is that the LTE modem is integrated into the chipset itself (previously it had to be supported using a separate MT6290 chip, which increased energy consumption). The Wi-Fi adapter supports 802.11 b/g/n and Miracast technology(outputting images from the smartphone screen to external devices - for example, TV, projector) and Wi-Fi Direct. Moreover, Miracast also supports independent image output from some application: for example, you have a map open on your screen, and a video from the gallery is displayed on your TV. Display Display on an IPS matrix with a resolution of 1280×720, made using OGS technology. The top surface is covered with Gorilla Glass. There is anti-reflective and oleophobic coating. The image on the display is of very high quality, the colors are pleasant and natural. Brightness is good: in normal mode I set the brightness level to about 30%. In direct sunlight, the image was very clearly visible - almost as good as that of the Galaxy Note 4, but there a special additional backlight turns on in the sun, but here it is not. I didn’t like the automatic brightness adjustment at all: it darkened the screen too much and was very inconvenient to use. By the way, the MT6752 chipset itself implements a number of proprietary technologies from MediaTek, which should improve the quality of the image on the screen. For example, ClearMotion technology increases the frame rate in video from 24-30 per second to 60 in real time - this significantly improves the smoothness of picture display. The second technology, MiraVision, adjusts saturation, brightness and contrast when displayed on the screen, achieving the most beautiful picture. There is no access to turning these technologies on or off in the smartphone settings, but there is information that they are simply turned on by default. The viewing angles of the smartphone are simply excellent; tilting the screen vertically and horizontally has virtually no effect on the picture. Device operation Lenovo's own shell is installed here, called Vibe UI, which can be flexibly customized to the user's preferences. This shell does not provide a separate window for application icons, so all application icons are located on desktops. Home desktop.
The second desktop with an application widget from Yandex.
Third desktop. As you can see, there are quite a few installed here additional applications, including games and a set of utilities from Yandex. Some users like this - the phone already has everything they need, while others believe that so many additional applications only create a mess - they say, the user himself can install only what he really needs.
Application area.
Quick settings are opened not with a separate button, but with the help of a chevron that you need to pull down. The application area icon set is editable.
Also, the notification area itself is flexibly configured and the user can turn notifications from various applications on and off and set the priorities of notifications from applications. Please note that you can even turn on the current data transfer speed in the status bar.
The lock area allows you to immediately go to the phone application, messages, camera.
If you take the smartphone in a certain way, the mode to prevent unwanted actions is activated - random dialing of a number and so on.
The user can turn on an additional set of S-menu icons, which is always located on the screen in an arbitrary location in the form of a small circle and opens when pressed with a finger.
Setting up desktops.
Editing the desktop and adding widgets.
Desktop settings menu. The user can save their desktop settings and restore them if necessary.
Favorite contacts.
Incoming call. Here you can answer the call, hang up, reply with a message, or schedule a call back in a minute or an hour.
Options during a conversation. Please note that recording is possible.
Well, since there are two SIM cards, you can choose what to use for calls, messages and the Internet.
The sound of the built-in speaker is flat and booming, but without wheezing. The location of the speaker (on the bottom end) is not particularly good: it is constantly covered by your hand when you hold the phone horizontally. (For example, when watching a video.) The sound in the included headset is also flat, heavily biased towards high frequencies, and there is no bass at all. But this headset, as I understand it, is intended mainly for telephone conversations and for listening to the radio. The sound in decent headphones (Audio-technica ATH-ES7) is tolerable, some bass appears, but the volume, in my opinion, is insufficient. You can listen, but nothing more: it doesn’t induce a tear of admiration. Video 1080, 4K - everything is played without any delays, knots or hitches.
Lenovo allows you to change the design within wide limits: fonts, their sizes, background images, pictograms and so on. Themes are supported - design sets.
Turning it on and off according to a schedule is a useful thing.
Power Manager Settings.
Emergency mode is when only calls, SMS messages, contacts and watches are available. In this mode, the phone can work for several days on a single charge. This can be used when the battery is low and the phone needs to be accessible.
Setting up energy saving types.
I read somewhere in the reviews that the smartphone started to get very hot during 3D games, but I didn’t experience even slight heating either in 3D games or during tests. Camera A simple interface, in the form of separate icons you can turn on HDR, control the flash, change the camera and turn on slow motion.
Camera and video settings menu.
The following modes are available: auto, portrait, panorama, live photo, shot in motion and shooting a 3D model (this is just a video of several photos). Here are sample pictures. They were not processed in any way, they were only reduced. Clickable: When clicked, a photo that is 1920 pixels wide will open. At home, in dim lighting, it takes pictures rather poorly: the pictures are cloudy, unclear, and already at ISO 200 noticeable noise appears. 
Here in the photo below is ISO 165. 
HDR operation when shooting in backlight. 
In general, it takes good pictures in normal daylight. 
Here's the same shot taken on the Note 4. 
The text is captured clearly and legibly. 
If the lighting is sufficient, it shows good results indoors. 
In shooting mode from the front camera, the Face Beautifier technology built into the chipset is supported, allowing you to improve portraits and selfies on the fly by removing wrinkles and brightening the face. This technology works very well. The only thing is that the camera close up, at arm's length, does not focus very well, so for such shots it is better to use a selfie stick. (I don’t have it, so I can’t demonstrate it.) And here I turned all the effects up to full to show how it works, and when using it, you just need to select the desired effect level.
It shoots video quite well, in my opinion, but the focusing is a little off, as it seemed to me.
Focusing when taking a photo works quite quickly and clearly here - there were practically no flaws. For example, the same iPhone 6 Plus, when focusing, was noticeably more blurry. The shooting quality of this smartphone, in my opinion, is quite mediocre, but not at all terrible, as was written in several reviews. In my opinion, it shoots tolerably. I've seen smartphones with noticeably worse camera quality. However, judge for yourself - the pictures are in front of you. Performance The system interface works smoothly, I did not notice any delays or slowdowns. Applications work quickly. AnTuTu gave him 43,439 parrots.
TFT (Thin Film Transistor) - Liquid crystal displays based on thin film transistors with an active matrix. For each pixel there are three transistors corresponding to three colors (RGB - red, green, blue). At the moment, these are the most common displays and have a number of advantages over other displays. They are characterized by minimal response time and rapid development - ever-increasing resolution and number of colors. These displays are most common in mid-range and higher phones. Working resolutions for them: 128x160, 132x176, 176x208, 176x220, 240x320 and others, less common. Examples: Nokia N73 (240x320, 262k colors), Sony Ericsson K750i (176x220, 262K colors), Samsung D900 (240x320, 262K colors). TFTs are very rarely used as external displays for clamshells.
CSTN (Color Super Twisted Nematic) - Color liquid crystal displays with a passive matrix. Each pixel of such a display consists of three combined pixels, which correspond to three colors (RGB). Some time ago, almost all phones with color displays were based on this type. And now the destiny of such displays is budget models. The main disadvantage of such displays is their slowness. The undoubted advantage of such displays is their cost, which is significantly lower than TFT. Based on simple logic, we can assume that in the future TFT will displace this type of display from the mobile device market. The color evolution of such displays is quite extensive: from 16 to 65536 colors. Examples: Motorola V177 (128x160, 65K colors), Sony Ericsson J100i (96x64, 65K colors), Nokia 2310 (96x68, 65K colors).
UFB (Ultra Fine and Bright) - Liquid crystal displays with increased brightness and contrast on a passive matrix. We can say that this is an intermediate option between CSTN and TFT. This type of display boasts lower power consumption compared to TFT. For the most part, Samsung used such displays in mid-range phones. This type displays are not widely used. Examples: Samsung C100/110 (128x128, 65k colors).
TN is one of the matrix types of TFT screens. Roughly speaking, TN are the simplest and cheapest TFT matrices. Viewing angles are the narrowest.
Modern buyers almost always have to choose between productive hardware and high autonomy. It is extremely rare to find a compromise: thin and powerful flagships “from socket to socket” last no longer than a working day, and “long-lasting” smartphones usually look unsightly and have mediocre hardware. But sometimes there are exceptions, and users can be happy with balanced solutions. For example, which received a decent filling, including the latest 64-bit chipset from MediaTek, and a battery of as much as 4000 mAh.
P70-A Specifications
- Screen: TFT IPS, 5 “, 1280x720, capacitive, multi-touch
- Processor: eight-core MediaTek MT6752, 1.7 GHz
- Graphics accelerator: ARM Mali T760-MP2
- Operating system: 4.4.4 KitKat
- RAM: 2 GB
- Built-in memory: 16 GB
- Memory card support: microSD, up to 32 GB
- Communication: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz || UMTS 900/2100 MHz || LTE 1, 3, 8, 7, 8, 20
- SIM: microSIM + microSIM, Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS)
- Wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct (Wi-Fi Display), Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio
- Navigation: GPS / GLONASS
- Cameras: main - 13 MP (autofocus, flash), front - 5 MP
- Sensors: light, proximity, accelerometer
- Battery: 4000 mAh, non-removable
- Dimensions: 142x71.8x8.9 mm
- Weight: 149 grams
Packaging, accessories
From the outside, the box with the smartphone is unremarkable - ordinary white cardboard with a glossy image of the device on the front side.
Interesting things are hidden inside - rich equipment. Power supply, USB cable<=>micro-USB, in-ear stereo headset, protective film for the display, additional cover for the rear panel, USB OTG cable and, of course, an envelope with documentation.
Appearance
The new product is sold in a single blue-black color option. When tilting the device, the body may appear black or purple. Together with the sleek, streamlined shapes, this gives the design a bit of mystery.
The entire front panel of the P70 is covered with protective glass, under which, above the display, there are light and proximity sensors, a speaker, a front camera and led indicator, and below the screen there are three navigation buttons (<Назад>, <Домой>And<Меню>).
On the back panel in the middle there is a glossy manufacturer's logo, and in the upper left corner there is the main camera along with an LED flash.
Under the cover there is a battery (despite its apparent accessibility to the user, it is not removable), two microSIM slots and a microSD slot.
The left side of the smartphone is empty, and the right side has a power button and a volume rocker.
The top end of the P70 is occupied by a 3.5 mm audio jack and microphone, the bottom is occupied by a speaker, a micro-USB port and another microphone.
Ergonomics
The device is made in the shape of a smooth parallelepiped without protruding elements, but all its edges are made streamlined, making the smartphone pleasant to hold in your hands.
To make the gadget even more grippy, you can put on a complete protective cover made of completely non-slip plastic with a pimpled surface. Thanks to this coating, the smartphone will fit in the palm like a glove.
Screen
We should start talking about the screen with the picture improvements provided by proprietary MediaTek technologies. One of them - ClearMotion - is responsible for increasing the frame rate in real time in the playing video (from 24-30 per second to 60). This significantly improves the smoothness of the picture display, although it looks rather unusual.
Another technology - MiraVision - when displaying photos and videos, adjusts the saturation, brightness and contrast of the picture, achieving its maximum quality. It also saves battery power at the same time. This is achieved by automatically adjusting the intensity of the display backlight (depending on the lighting) and the color gamut of the content displayed on the screen. Usually in the settings of smartphones there are special items dedicated to ClearMotion and MiraVision, but we could not find such settings in this device - it is assumed that they work without user intervention.
The diagonal of the Lenovo P70 display, made using TFT IPS technology, is five inches. Despite the fact that the resolution is 1280x720 pixels (HD), individual pixels are almost impossible to see with the naked eye. The display recognizes up to five simultaneous touches.
The matrix deserves all praise: the image is bright, rich, contrasty, with correct color rendition. Viewing angles are maximum: the picture is not distorted and does not even fade at any angle. Protective glass It is equipped with an oleophobic coating, thanks to which fingerprints can be removed even by simply carrying the smartphone in your pocket.
The P70 screen brightness adjustment range is wide: the maximum level allows you to use the smartphone outdoors during the day, and the minimum level will be comfortable for reading in the dark. The light sensor is quite accurate, automatic adjustment The illumination level occurs very smoothly, without visible jumps.
Interface
Lenovo P70 runs operating system 4.4.4 KitKat. This is not the latest version of the mobile OS from, but branded shell Lenovo is so abundant additional functions and changed interface elements that it is impossible to call this a disadvantage.
The surprises start right from the lock screen: Lenovo has added the ability to change wallpaper with simple swipes from the left and right edges of the screen (including on desktops), as well as move the clock anywhere. However, there are no lock screen widgets in the shell.
One of the main features Lenovo firmware P70 - refusal of the all applications menu. Instead, shortcuts to installed programs are added directly to desktops. This approach won't appeal to everyone, but you can avoid home screen clutter by organizing your apps into folders.
Most of the smartphone’s software features are placed in a separate settings tab called “Special”. These include “smart unlocking” (the ability to turn on the smartphone double tap on the dimmed display, as well as a quick photo by double pressing the button<Домой>), “smart menu” (the ability to launch applications and perform certain actions by pressing a special button on top of all windows) and “in hand” mode (reducing the ringtone volume if the smartphone is in hand).
Separately in this list I would like to note the support for so-called “smart scripts”. In this section you can configure your smartphone to automatic execution various tasks (switching sound profiles, turning wireless interfaces on or off, launching applications, etc.) based on time or access points. For example, you can set it to turn on silent mode at night or turn off mobile Internet at home.
From proprietary utilities Lenovo smartphone has Security, SYNCit and SHAREit. The first is an antivirus with advanced capabilities. In addition to checking downloaded files for malware in real time, Security can monitor mobile Internet traffic, deny applications access to personal data (for example, location and sending messages in the background; it also has a function for creating a white list for trusted programs), protect against spam and free up RAM. Security also supports functions such as anti-theft, which allows you to send messages about a SIM card change to a predetermined number and control your smartphone from via SMS, and parental control, when turned on, you can remove up to 10 applications from the home screen.
The SYNCit application is used to archive contacts, SMS and calls, and backups You can save not only to a memory card, but also to Lenovo’s own “cloud”.
The latest utility, SHAREit, allows you to transfer files to high speed, however, this requires installing the same application on the recipient smartphone.
Other standard applications- like an explorer, a clock or a dialer - Lenovo also redesigned it in the style of its proprietary interface. But the manufacturer did not touch the keyboard - it has a standard appearance for “pure” Android.
It is worth noting a large number of third-party pre-installed applications - these are also clients social networks, And office programs, and games of various genres. Lenovo has done everything so that the majority of buyers of its brainchild can start using the device without downloading and installing additional programs from Play. In addition, most of these applications can be deleted if they are no longer needed, so their presence should not be a problem for advanced users.
Another unusual decision by the manufacturer was the use of two “ecosystems” in the smartphone at once, from Google and from Yandex. Because of this, many applications duplicate each other in functionality - for example, “Maps” and “Yandex.Maps”, Chrome browsers and Yandex. Of course, each company has its own unique services (for example, YouTube for Google and Taxi for Yandex), but such an abundance can confuse the user.
The device in operation
The Lenovo P70 is powered by an eight-core chipset from MediaTek, model MT6752. It is built on 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 cores with clock frequency 1.7 GHz, and is paired with an ARM Mali-T760 MP2 700 MHz graphics accelerator. The smartphone's RAM capacity is 2 GB.
According to MediaTek, this chipset was developed “for upper-mid segment smartphones” and was the first built on Cortex-A53 cores. What is the use of this for the average user? It turns out that the 64-bit ARMv8 architecture has much greater energy efficiency and performance compared to the 32-bit ARMv7. Thanks to this, the interface works smoother, applications are more responsive, resource-demanding 3D games and players practically do not crash when playing 4K videos. Combined with resource-saving HD screen resolution, this allowed the Lenovo P70 to demonstrate very high performance at the level of current top smartphones.
This is confirmed by the benchmark results: in AnTuTu the gadget scored 44488 points, and in 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited it received 10955 points.
Besides, new chipset from MediaTek in the near future (after updating to Android 5.0) will allow the smartphone to make maximum use of the capabilities inherent in Android Lollipop, because this OS is optimized to work with 64-bit processors. Android 5.0 uses a new framework ( virtual machine), where Android applications run. Thanks to this, launching applications and switching between them is faster, and the system becomes more energy efficient.
In real tasks, I never encountered a lack of performance. The Lenovo P70 copes well with HD video playback (nominally the processor supports playback of videos even in 4K resolution), web surfing on busy sites, and 3D games.
As for the latter, you can play even the most demanding titles on the device without any problems. There were no slowdowns noted either in Asphalt 8: Airborn or in the runner Minion Rush (as you know, the developers of this game did not pay enough attention to optimization, so in many devices even in the mid-range segment you can encounter lags).
Returning to the MediaTek chipset, let's mention one more potential advantage. With the ability to handle very large numbers, the 64-bit architecture allows for more advanced and complex encryption. This can be useful both for those who deal with highly confidential data and for a much larger number of consumers accustomed to making online purchases: a smartphone built on a chipset with 64-bit architecture will be ready to support the most advanced means of protecting transactions and personal data.
The smartphone has 16 GB of internal memory, but due to the abundance of pre-installed applications after hard reset Only 10.5 GB is available to the user. However, this should not be a problem, since the Lenovo P70 supports microSD memory cards and is also equipped with a USB host, to which you can connect using a USB OTG cable external drives(as well as peripheral devices).
The device only has one speaker, but it turned out to be surprisingly loud. The Lenovo P70's ringtone can be heard even when on a noisy street, and music from a smartphone can be heard in any corner of the apartment.
Camera
The camera application in Lenovo P70 opens quickly - 1.5 seconds, and the smartphone is ready to shoot. The program interface is familiar and intuitive: the screen contains buttons for taking photographs and shooting videos, quick switches for flash, HDR, cameras and an advanced settings button, where you can turn on the timer, smile detection and face detection, as well as manually adjust white balance, ISO and other parameters . In the lower right corner is the scene mode button, where you can find the portrait and panorama functions.
The cameras in the Lenovo P70 have the following characteristics: the main module has a 13 MP sensor, autofocus and LED flash, the front module has a 5 MP sensor.
Despite a high resolution main camera, the quality of the pictures taken by it still turned out to be not the best. Even in daylight, photos show a lack of clarity and color saturation (the camera does a good job with automatic white balance), and indoor photos are often blurry. Sometimes the problem of lack of illumination can be solved by a flash, but, nevertheless, the overall quality will satisfy only the most undemanding users. But the gadget copes with documents without problems: the text is clear and clearly legible. Thanks to the 5 MP front sensor, the device is quite suitable for taking selfies, but, again, when taking pictures, you should take care of sufficiently good lighting.
Outdoor daytime photography.
Daytime shooting with HDR disabled and enabled.
Outdoor night photography.
Close-up photography without flash and with flash.
Shooting indoors.
Shooting text without flash.
Panoramic photography.
Shooting with front camera.
The quality of video recording on the Lenovo P70 is also a compromise: the videos do not have the twitchiness typical of cheap smartphones, but the image clarity is not ideal.
An example of daytime video shooting.
Wireless interfaces
Lenovo P70 supports simultaneous operation with two SIM cards, like most modern smartphones - in alternating (DSDS) mode. At the same time, the first slot supports SIM and USIM cards with high-speed data transfer LTE networks, and the second - only SIM cards and the transmission standard is not higher than EDGE. There were no problems with communication in the device; the speed of the 4G Internet connection is high.
Unlike other software implementations of working with two SIM cards, when a pop-up window appears to select the desired SIM card when making a call or sending a message, standard messages and the Lenovo P70 dialer have separate buttons for this. This solution allows you to work faster with the device without being distracted by additional dialog boxes.
Like cellular, other wireless connections, including Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (only on the 2.4 GHz frequency band) and Bluetooth 4.0, as well as GPS and GLONASS, work flawlessly.
Autonomous operation
Like other Lenovo P-series smartphones, the P70 model received an impressive battery capacity - as much as 4000 mAh (15.2 Wh). Another advantage of the smartphone is Quick Charge technology, available thanks to the MediaTek MT6752 chipset. It allows you to fully charge the battery in just three hours - for battery capacity of this smartphone it's very fast.
Even with fairly intensive use, including calls, several hours of web surfing, launching various programs and a few games, the Lenovo P70 is capable of working for at least two days. Even if you save battery power regular means(refusal of games, videos and background synchronization), autonomy can be increased to approximately 3-4 days.
To maximize battery life on your smartphone, you can activate an "emergency mode" that disables all background processes, allows you to run only a few programs, including the dialer and messages, and changes the screen colors to shades of gray (although this doesn't make sense on an IPS display) .
The results of testing autonomy under continuous loads also turned out to be very decent: four hours in resource-demanding games and more than 10 hours when watching videos at medium brightness.
Results
The only significant drawback of the new Lenovo smartphone became the main camera. Therefore, the device cannot be recommended for those who take a lot of photographs. For everyone else, the Lenovo P70-A becomes one of the best offers on the market in terms of the balance between hardware power and battery life. Agree, it’s rare to see a smartphone with a 64-bit eight-core processor (which can handle all modern games and supports fast charging technology) and a battery that lasts for two days of fairly active use of the device. Let's not forget about the set of accessories included, and about working with two SIM cards. At the same time, Lenovo P70 has quite affordable price at 19,990 rubles, which looks especially attractive against the backdrop of exchange rate fluctuations.
Pros:
- high performance;
- long battery life;
- rich equipment;
- Supports two SIM cards and LTE.
Minuses:
- not very high-quality images from the main camera;
- HD display.
