Lenovo A536
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Lenovo A536 Mobile Price in India
Lenovo Corp is not too behind in mobile market. Another proof of that is there new entry level A536 smartphone which is uniquely built. The phone is very aggressively priced, considering Indian audience, with some great features under the hood. Lenovo is the parent company of Motorola but they are way too behind from Motorola in Smartphone market. But, with this phone can they beat the Motorola let’s check out our review of Lenovo A536.
Features and Specs
Lenovo A536 comes with 5inch display. Powering the phone is a 1.3 GHz MediaTek processor with 1 gig of RAM that can complete all your basic tasks. The phone comes with Android KitKat 4.4.2 with custom UI of Lenovo that looks very beautiful. The phone has all wireless capabilities like Bluetooth 4.0, wi-fi and GPS. On storage front phone has inbuilt storage of 8GB enough to store all your photos, videos and other documents and can be further expanded to 32GB via external SD card. The phone is powered by a 2000 mAh removable battery. On camera the phone is having 5MP rear camera with LED flash and 2MP front shooter. And these all features are just for Rs 6,845.
Design and Quality
The phone is slim with 10 mm thickness and large screen bezels around the screen. Lenovo A536 weighs just 148g. The phone front camera is located left to the earpiece with a microphone for recording your voice. The phone back has also metallic and glassy touch and rounded metallic corners. The phone speaker is located at the back. A536 has got total of two microphones for recording your voice. The phone headphone jack is located on the top with micro USB port. Overall phone is very well built giving user a superior feel.
OS and Tech
The phone software is customized UI of Lenovo based on Android KitKat 4.4.2. The UI is very fast and it is similar to MIUI of Xiaomi Mi phones. You can download themes to customise look and feel of device from Lenovo store. On technical front Lenovo A536 is powered with 1.3 GHz display that can manage to do all your work efficiently. The phone has got all the important sensors that are required in a phone like accelerometer and proximity but few are missing.
Cam and Multimedia
The phone has got 5MP rear shooter with LED flash that delivers the performance as expected. The selfie camera is 2MP that is capable of capturing some stunning shots. Device can shot videos upto 720p High Definition. Although there are some problems on videos because of shakiness but still it manages to deliver performance as expected considering its price. The phone is capable of playing almost every audio and video format. Lenovo A536 can easily play High Definition videos with ease.
Battery and Memory
The phone is powered by 2000 mAh battery which you need to charge every day. You cannot expect it to finish a working day if you are doing some heavy stuff. On average you’ve to charge phone every evening after finishing your work. On paper it shows 300 Hrs Standby time both on 2G and 3G and talk time of up to 15 hrs. The phone memory is 8GB which can store all your stuff easily and even you can higher the limit by adding SD card upto 32GB. So, there should be no worry from storage side.
Pros
● Low Price
● Good looks and design
● High Storage
Cons
● Less battery
● Laggy UI
● Average processor and RAM
● Average Camera
Verdict
The phone is very aggressively priced and has got top notch features considering price. But could not deliver the performance that is expected. The UI is laggy, the camera lagges sometimes. So, you’ve to reboot it after almost 5-6 days. Lenovo couldn’t impress with this phone. The phone is certainly not suitable for high end or even average users. But it will prove a good buy to those who want entry level phone but don’t have enough budget.