Lenovo announces S860, S850 and S660 Android smartphones
Lenovo has today announced three new smartphones running Android. S860 and S850 are 5” smartphones while S660 comes with a 4.7” display. All three are powered by Mediatek 6582 quad core processor and run 4.2 (JellyBean) version of Android. While S860 comes with 2GB of RAM, S850 and S660 have 1GB of RAM. We are expecting S860 to be a sub 30k phone while the other two should be priced below 20k rupees.Lenovo S860, S850 and S660 start at $349, $269 and $229, respectively and will be released to select markets from June 2014.
Lenovo S860
This smartphone is meant for those who want multimedia powerhouse with long battery life. 4000mAh Lithium polymer battery should keep the phone on for atleast a day or two. Dual front speakers should give complement the 5.3” 720p display, giving immersive movie playback.
Specification:
- MediaTek 6582 1.3 GHz Quad Core
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 5.3” HD (1280 X 720) IPS panel display with 5 point multitouch
- 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM
- 3.5mm jack,
- WCDMA 2100/900 (3G), GSM 900/1800/1900 (2G); Speed: HSPA+ 21Mbps(DL)/ 5.76Mbps(UL); Data
- HSPA+, GPRS, EDGE
- Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,; Bluetooth 3.0 HS
- 8MP rear-facing auto-focused camera with LED and flash
- 1.5MP front-facing fixed-focus camera
- Battery Li-Po 4000 mAh, fixed; Up to 43 hours talk time (2G); Up to 24 hours talk-time (3G)
- 190grams (.41 pounds), 149.5 x 77 x 10.3mm (5.8 x 3.0 x .40 inches)
Lenovo S850
With 13mp rear camera and 5mp front camera, S850 is designed for shutter bugs. Available in pink and white colors, S850 has all glass exterior that gives it premier look and feel (we do hope though that it can withstand accidental drops).
- MediaTek 6582 1.3 GHz Quad, Quad-core PowerVR SGX544 GPU; 1GB of RAM, 16GB of ROM
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 5.0” HD (1280 X 720) display
- 3.5mm audio jack; FM Radio
- Network: WCDMA 900/2100; WCDMA 850/1900; (3G), GSM 900/1800/1900; GSM 850/1800/1900(2G); Speed: HSPA+ 21Mbps(DL) / 5.76Mbps(UL); Data: HSPA+, GPRS, EDGE
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,; Bluetooth 3.0 HS
- Camera Rear: 13MP Auto-focus with flash; Front: 5MP Fixed-focus wide
- Battery Li-Po 2000 mAh, non-removable; Talk-time: Up to 13 hours; Standby Time: Up to 14 days
- Weight 140g (.30 pounds)
- Dimensions 141 x 71 x 8.2mm (5.5 x 2.79 x .32 inches)
- Dual SIM
Lenovo S660
- MediaTek 6582m 1.3 GHz Quad Core
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 4.7” qHD (960 X 540) IPS; Capacitive touchscreen with 5 point multi touch
- 1GB RAM, 9GB ROM with microSD card slot
- 3.mm Jack
- Network: UMTS 850/1900, UMTS 900/2100(3G), GSM 850/1800/1900; GSM 900/1800/1900 (2G); Speed: HSPA+ 21Mbps(DL) / 5.76 (UL); Data: HSPA+, GPRS, EDGE
- Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth 4.0
- Camera 8MP rear-facing auto-focused camera with LED and flash, 0.3MP front-facing fixed-focus
- Li-Po 3000 mAh, replaceable battery, talk time up to 10 hours (2G); up to 7-10 hours (3G)
- Weight 151g (.33 pounds)
- 137 x 68.8 x 9.95mm (5.4 x 2.7 x .39 inches)
“The new S860, S850 and S660 smartphones perfectly complement the full range of mobile devices available to consumers around the world, letting consumers easily pick the Lenovo smartphone that’s right for them,” said Liu Jun, executive vice president, Mobile Business Group, Lenovo. “Customers told us they wanted a great user experience without sacrificing performance, so we built these new smartphones for style, blazing fast processing speeds, and integrated Lenovo apps.”
