Lenovo A706 Mobile Price List in India

Lenovo is a well-known manufacturer of laptops, smartphones and tablets. It has launched a new smartphone in the market with exclusive technical features with affordable market value. The phone has been named Lenovo A706 and is again offered for the sub Rs. 8000 segment. The target consumer group of the company at present is teenagers and college students. The product is devised keeping their needs in mind. The company is making every possible effort to maximise the publicity of the product.

Features and specifications

The smartphone arrives with a 4.5 inch capacitive IPS LCD touchscreen with coloured display resolution of 480 x 854 pixels with a colour density of 16M. The device comes with a decent battery life that supports long period of usage. Primary and secondary cameras of the device support video recording in HD format besides the usual photocapturing. For efficient data transmission, the device relies on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity. It works on 3G and 2G internet connectivity whose signal strength is quite decent even from remote regions. E-mail can be forwarded as well as can be received through the protocols of SMTP and POP3. Other technical adjustments and regulations can be done through features like proximity sensor, Ambient light and G sensor.

Design and quality

The smartphone is primarily available in white, black and grey handsets. The weight of the device including battery is 130 g and can be easily carried inside the pocket. The dimension of the smartphone is 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm. The outer surface of the device is made of metal and plastic to make it scratchproof. The three touchscreen buttons of the device are quite visible even in broad daylight. Viewers can open up the back panel to see the slots of micro-SD card and that of removable battery. The micro USB port is positioned on the left and the buttons for volume adjustment are positioned in the right side of the device. The power button is on top of the device with audio port of 3.5 mmbeing placed on the side.

Os and Tech

The smartphone works on Android v4.1 Jelly Bean operating system which is further enriched with the availability of 1.2 GHZ quad core processor. Users have no problem in shifting from one application to another when they are downloading files, videos and games. Users can freely surf with the help of pre-installed Android browser sites like Google, YouTube, Facebook and many more. The phone comes with 3G connectivity besides having the basic connectivity options of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Camera and multimedia

The 5 megapixels rear camera and 0.3 megapixels front camera are equipped with features like saturation, autofocus, scene modes, timer, anti-appeals, special effects, white balance, geo-tagging, brightness and so on.  Viewers have the option of capturing photo images and video images at any angular position. These cameras can record video images with a higher resolution of 720p in HD format. The videos are saved in 3GP and MP4 formats. To play any favourite video users have the option of visiting the Video Player option. For listening any music and songs Music Player option provides variety of musical collection with decent sound effect.

Battery and memory

The device is equipped with Li-Ion removable battery having performance capacity of 2000mAh. It supports about 14 hours of talktime and standby time of 230 hours. The extended battery life of the device allows the users to engage in variety of online applications quite conveniently. Users have the option of downloading variety of applications with the help of 1GB RAM but 2 GB RAM would have been much better. The internal storage capacity provides space for saving variety of files and videos. In case of dearth of space it can be expanded up to 32 GB with the help of micro-SD card.

Pros and cons:

Pros:

·         Touchscreen of 4.5 inch.

·         Use of Quad core processor.

·         Decent sound quality.

Cons:

·         Absence of HDMI port.

·         Absence of application documents.

·         Unable to make video calls through 3G.

Verdict

Lenovo A706 with all its features available at around Rs7, 500 is expected to provide stiff competition to products like XOLO WIN Q 1000, Micromax Unite 2 A 106 and more. The phone can been a decent option for an average gamer and for a day long use.