Lenovo S580 Mobile Price List in India

Lenovo is famous for building world class laptops, but the recent mobile market is seeing a flood of new players, especially in the low-mid segment is highly contested by players such as Micromax, Asus, Xiaomi and more. The competition has led to better spec model from a different manufacturer, creating an ecosystem where users can grab their smartphone at low price.

Lenovo S580 is one of the latest smartphones from the Lenovo. The smartphone is quad-core and sports 1.2 GHz clock speed at the heart of the processor. The smartphone is the lightest smartphone in the sub-8k price range and if you are looking to give your hand a rest, then you should move forward and check the smartphone.

Let's dive deep into the smartphone intricacies.

Features & Specifications

Lightweight, powerful quad-core, 5-inch HD quality screen makes the Lenovo S580 of the best in the 8K price range. The smartphone screen offers 294 ppi and is an IPS display offering bright colors.

The 1.2 GHz Quad-core Cortex A7 processor is one of its kind, and performs well on the Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200 chipset. The processor and the chipset are backed by only 1 GB of RAM. Current applications need more ram and the 1 GB RAM can prove to be a bottleneck.

Storage-wise, the smartphone offers sufficient options of 8GB internal memory, further expandable up to 32 GB using MicroSD slot.

Like other smartphones is this price category, this smartphone also offers 2MP front camera and 8MP main camera with autofocus. Both the camera is provided with LED flash and they also support digital zoom.

The connectivity of the smartphone is good and supports major connectivity options such as 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth.

The smartphone uses an outdated 4.3 JellyBean Operating System.

Design and Quality

The Design of Lenovo S580 is sleek and attractive. At only 127 grams, it feels light and fits into the hand without any problem. The two buttons, the power button and the volume rocker key are present on the right side of the smartphone. On the backside, the Lenovo tag is located at 1/3rd from the top, giving the camera a good amount of space to flourish. The back camera is companied by flash. In front, the speakers are present at the top - middle just beside the 2MP front camera.

The quality of the smartphone is excellent. Dimensions of the smartphone are 70.04 x 139.70 x 7.98 (mm).

At the top of the smartphone, resides 3.5 mm audio jack with a micro USB port. The bottom stages the mic.

OS and Tech

One of the drawbacks of this smartphone is using Android Jelly Bean as an operating system. The reason, why it fails is the release of latest Android Lollipop and also fails to incorporate another latest offering, the Android KitKat.

From Tech point of view, the smartphone has lots of positive points, including the 1.2 GHz processor, the 5.0 HD screens, and light weight. All of these features add value to the smartphone and gives tough competition to the Asus Zenfone, Xiaomi Redmi 1s and others.

Camera and Multimedia

From camera point of view, Lenovo S580 offers more than adequate quality and functionality. Selfie lovers will not be disappointed as the smartphone offers 2MP front-camera. The main camera offers 8MP with autofocus features. Other camera features include Geotagging, Touch to focus and face detection.

The multimedia capacity of the smartphone is good and the smartphone is able to play the entire major audio and video format. The smartphone also offers HD video capturing at 30 fps.

Battery and Memory

Battery specifications of the smartphone look good on the paper. The only difference is that it hardly lasts one full day if used frequently. For casual users, the battery can last a day easily without recharging.

Talk time of the smartphone is 19 hrs (2G) and 14 hours for 3G users.

Memory wise the smartphone is above average; providing an 8GB internal memory, which can be expanded to 32 GB for better memory capacity.

Pros and Cons

For Cons:

• Mediocre battery.
• The batterycannot be removed.
• The OS is outdated

For Pros:

• The smartphone offers HD IPS display with powerful configuration.
• The smartphone also offers nice cameras for photo lovers.
• The phone is also lightweight in nature.

Verdict

There is more that meets the eye; the Lenovo surely offers some better features such as a powerful processor coupled with a great display. The only downer is the non-removable battery and the OS. Otherwise, the smartphone is highly recommended. A good alternative choice for Asus ZenFone 5 and Xiaomi Redmi 1s.