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Lenovo P70 Review: a smartphone that works up to 34 days without recharging
Smartphones with batteries of considerable capacity are not available from every manufacturer.
Most of these offers are from companies from China, which were the first to assess the prospects of such a direction.
An increase in the battery inevitably leads to an increase in the size of the smartphone.
But at the same time, the user can actively work with all the functions of his means of communication, without being afraid to go offline in the evening due to a suddenly dead battery.
However, progress does not stand still and you can find devices where the case will be moderately well fed, but you will not have to suffer because of a small battery.
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En there is an opportunity to be the first in the world to get acquainted with the Lenovo P70, which promises to last more than a month on a single charge in standby mode - read further the test results in our exclusive review of the new product.
This long lived smartphone will be an interesting offer for those who have managed to fall in love with such models as the P780 and S860 and are looking towards something similar, but with more modern characteristics.
A capacious battery, a large screen, a productive 8 core processor, two SIM cards, LTE support and a microSD slot are all the qualities of the Lenovo P70 that attract attention to the new smartphone.
Technical specifications
OS: Android 4.4.4 Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900/2100MHz, LTE FDD 800/1800/2100/2600MHz Processor: MT6752, 8 cores, 1.7 Hz, 64 bit RAM: 2 GB Built in memory: 16 GB, microSD slot Screen: 5", IPS, 720x1280, 5 point Multi touch Camera: 13 MP, autofocus, Flash, Full HD video recording, 5 MP front camera Data transmission: Wi Fi 802.11 n, Wi Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, Navigation: GPS Battery: 4000 mAh, up to 34 days in standby mode, up to 46 hours in talk mode Dimensions: 142x71.
8x8.
9 mm,weight 149 g
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Design
First of all, it is worth saying that for a phone with a powerful Lenovo P70 battery, it turned out not at all thick and not heavy.
Usually unnecessarily bulky dimensions scare people away, in this case it was possible to achieve a reasonable compromise between the size of the case and the battery.
Unlike its predecessors, there is no metal finish here, plastic was preferred in the design.
I canot say that the phone lost a lot because of this, at least we managed to keep the weight at an acceptable level, the model does not feel bulky.
For example, if the S860 had a thickness and weight of 190 grams and 10.3 mm, and the P780 had 176 grams and 9.95 mm, then the P70 has these parameters of 149 grams and 8.9 mm.
As you can see, the progress is noticeable.
In the pictures, the P70 is presented next to the Lenovo S90, which has a case thickness of 6.9 mm like the iPhone 6.
The model is comfortable to hold in your hand, all the elements are in their places.
The P70 fits freely in the pockets of clothes, a smartphone with increased operating time is comparable to its classmates in size.
A good example of the fact that a model with 4000 mAh can be compact.
Samsung and other industry giants should learn from Lenovo.
The back surface and the sides of the case are covered with a removable panel.
It is made of matte plastic and is very branded, although glossy covers usually differ in this behavior.
There is a shiny edging on the sides, this decorative element dilutes the rather gloomy appearance of the device.
By the way, you can notice that the screen seems to be laid in a separate layer on the case.
Usually everyone tries to combine them equally, but in P70 they abandoned the old habit and offered something else.
The entire front panel is covered with scratch resistant glass, a conversational speaker and a front camera are visible above the screen.
There are also light and proximity sensors, as well as a light indicator.
It is hardly noticeable, but if there are new events, the diode located under the speaker grid will light up.
At the bottom there are three touch buttons with a not very bright white backlight.
Mechanical buttons are placed on the right side of the phone.
This is a volume rocker and a power key, which are convenient to press.
If you remove the cover, you can find two compartments for microSIM and a microSD slot under it.
Screen
The display has slightly decreased in comparison with the S860, now a diagonal of 5 inches is offered against 5.3" for its predecessor.
As before, an IPS matrix with support for 5 point multitouch is used.
The sensor works perfectly, there are no erroneous triggers.
The surface is protected from scratches by glass, there is an oleophobic coating.
Detailed testing of the screens was carried out by our expert Mikhail Kuznetsov:
The screen of the Lenovo P70 smartphone uses an IPS LCD panel.
The diagonal is 5 inches, and the resolution of 1280x720 (HD) provides a pixel density of about 294 ppi.
The physical clarity is quite good, but artifacts constantly slip through the image, as if there is additional sharpness processing.
"Halos" are visible on the colored borders, and extra notches are visible on small fonts.
The reason is most likely of a programmatic nature.
The brightness margin is fine – up to 415 cd/m2 at the maximum.
The contrast ratio is about 730:1, which is a fairly low result even for IPS.
At the same time, there is a non switchable backlight adjustment that adjusts the brightness "on the fly" when a certain threshold is reached.
The anti glare properties are really good, the image remains legible in the light and does not fade.
But the viewing angles are quite average for IPS: colors and gamma quickly shift at an angle, the contrast decreases, and the black color becomes purple or yellowish.
In real images, good detail of dark and light areas is preserved.
The color balance is quite even on the entire scale, but the blue component is in excess, and the red one is lost.
Hence the average Delta E error on the gray scale of 8.65.
The color coverage is close to the sRGB standard, but the green color is somewhat shifted in hue and saturation.
The intermediate gradations of colors are shifted in hue due to the blue impurity, and some colors are oversaturated.
The average Delta E error on 24 ColorChecker templates could not meet the desired threshold – it was 5.02 units, and on some colors Delta E reaches 9.26.
The distortions were higher than expected.
The Lenovo P70 screen is a typical representative of IPS, in which it is difficult to find any bright distinctive features.
The brightness characteristics are quite standard, except that the contrast of the panel was below average, but this is partially compensated by an effective anti glare.
The color reproduction does not shine with accuracy, although there are also no critical shortcomings.
If you weigh all the pros and cons, then as a result, the quality of the screen will be unremarkable against the background of various competitors, sometimes offering more contrasting or more well tuned IPS matrices.
Hardware platform and operating time
Quite unexpectedly, the P70 boasts an eight core chip, usually "long playing" devices get a fairly modest filling.
Here is a 64 bit MT6752 processor with a frequency of 1.7 GHz, Mali T760 graphics, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, of which 12 GB remains for the user.
The free space can be increased using the microSD slot.
In tests, the smartphone showed very good results for a middle class device, however, its counterpart in the Lenovo Vibe X2 line with MT6595 still overtakes it.
Nevertheless, looking ahead, we can say that the very productive P70 also works for a long time.
Of course, the menu works quickly, everything is fine with games, the model is well suited for entertainment.
The phone has two slots for SIM cards, they are placed in a common tray, in which holes are made for two microSIM.
The first SIM card supports working with LTE networks, so it's worth remembering this when choosing a priority card.
In the settings, you can set default actions for each SIM.
At the same time, you can choose individual signals for notification of a call and SMS.
The speaker in the phone is loud, the signal is heard perfectly.
The same can be said about conversational.
The phone is not looking for satellites very quickly, here MediaTek is inferior to solutions on Qualcomm.
In addition, there was no GLONASS support in our version, only GPS worked.
The shell provides functions that will help to increase the working time.
You can see the running programs, those that most affect the phone's working time.
There is a timer that will switch the communication device to an economical mode, for example, at night, when the owner will not use it.
At the same time, options to increase the operating time by reducing the brightness of the screen backlight and reducing the performance of the graphics accelerator will help.
The battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh is easily enough for 2-3 days of operation of the smartphone.
When the video was played cyclically at maximum brightness, the device lasted a little more than 10 hours.
If you turn on the energy saving mode, when the brightness of the screen is artificially limited and the frequency of the video accelerator is lowered, then it is really possible to get about 15-16 hours of work in this mode.
In the AnTuTu test, the phone gets 7715 points.
In games, he lives 4.5 hours.
By the way, a phone with a large battery can be used as an external power source.
You can charge other devices from it, only you need to connect an adapter.
Camera
It is easy to start shooting directly from the lock screen, just click on the icon with the camera image and swipe up.
In the menu you can find a set of special effects, panoramic shooting, creating frames with moving objects, 3D photos and pictures with animation.
The aspect ratio changes, you can turn on the flash, HDR mode, choose from several shooting modes, set ISO, set white balance.
13 MP in a smartphone looks impressive on paper, but in fact the shooting quality was very average.
This is clearly seen in the examples, where the low detail of the frames is clearly noticeable, the pictures are blurred when using the HDR mode, so it is better not to turn it on.
The front facing 5 MP camera is useful for self portraits.
Sample images
Shell
The interface is decorated brightly, but if you want to see something in calmer colors, the section with design themes will come to the rescue.
Moreover, Lenovo has an original approach to the issue of menu decoration.
Separately, you can replace the wallpaper on desktops, the lock screen, select a picture when loading a smartphone, and other moments like font, icons, animation.
Such trifles indicate that the company cares about the user, offering him rich opportunities to customize the menu “for himself " without using third party applications.
Gesture control is supported, when you can mute the sound of an incoming call by turning the phone screen down.
If you listen to music and shake the phone, then it will switch to another track.
In the notification center, you can sort the order of functions, delete unused ones.
In the notification manager, respectively, specify the rights for applications: which will be able to display notifications, which will not, with what priority.
In the smartphone, you can get a built in antivirus, which simultaneously monitors active processes and helps to clear the memory of currently unused programs.
In addition, you can block calls and messages from unwanted subscribers.
A convenient file browser is built in with a visual division of data into different categories.
There is a convenient built in tool for transferring data from an old smartphone to a new one.
At the same time, the application will help you create a backup in a cloud service or on a memory card.
You just need to select the information that you want to save.
Media
A standard Google Player is offered for listening to music.
If you donot have a subscription to paid services, you can still listen to your songs with it, just copy them to the device's memory.
An equalizer is provided, which positively affects the quality.
The sound is good, it's nice to listen to music on the phone, except that I would like to get a bigger volume reserve.
FM radio is able to record programs while listening to them.
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Given the success of the previously released Lenovo P780 and S860, there is no doubt that the P70 will be a worthy continuation of the “long playing” smartphones.
The model is very good in terms of characteristics, now the device is not inferior in filling and older devices in the line.
For example, there is an 8 core processor with 2 GB of RAM, and support for LTE networks.
There is a slot for a memory card, which many models have recently abandoned.
In the phone settings, you can find enough parameters that are responsible for saving the device's energy.
Long battery life, while the moderate size of the case and the productive filling in the middle class smartphone can be called an excellent combination of characteristics.
As for the price, the model can be expected to be on sale for 16-17 thousand rubles, given that the smartphone will cost less than the recently announced Lenovo S90.
Taking into account the dynamics of the national currency exchange rate, this is a decent bar.
The smartphone will be available for sale in February.
There are also alternative solutions from other manufacturers.
The Philips Xenium W6610 has a 5300 mAh battery, the Philips Xenium V387 has a 4400 mAh battery, there is a Highscreen Boost 2 SE with two 3000 and 6000 mAh batteries included, in addition, there is an inexpensive Fly IQ4504 EVO Energy 5 with a 4000 mAh battery, but they are all much simpler than the Lenovo P70, according to the characteristics and design of the case.
Positive
small thickness for a phone with a large battery two SIM cards, support LTE memory card slot long working time
Minuses
the camera software requires further development a non replaceable battery
In terms of price quality ratio, the Lenovo P70 promises to be an interesting offer in its class and deserves our award.
The model has received a balanced set of characteristics, while it should be especially praised for its high battery life and moderate dimensions, weight.
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Comments 254
Aleks krytoi2016-09-01 17:42: 08 The battery is not enough for a day .
Quickly sits down to complain about the link
Yuriy2016-04-19 17:47: 13 Well, I donot know..
I have a THL 5000, a battery of 5000, the same parameters are the rest, and I do not buzz...the flight is normal...I took it for 10,000 rubles... link to complain
igor balaganskiy2016-04-17 09:22: 11 I do not know how this device has so much battery keeps me until the end of the day is not enough when the Internet is turned on does not live until the end of the day to complain
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