So according to TechSuplex, Lenovo has officially announced that they will be releasing the following mid-range Android Kitkat smartphones to the Nigerian market; P70, S60 and S90.
My problem with this report though is the absurd claim of 3 days battery life on the Lenovo P70.
I’ve been using the device for over 2 weeks now and there’s no way in hell, you can get 2 full days out of that device unless you’re offline most times of the day.
The battery life test I ran on the device is there to prove it. Just a paltry 11 hours of SD or HD mp4 video playback unlike its predecessor, the Lenovo P780.
The P70-A, S60-A and S90-A are part of 9 Lenovo smartphones scheduled to receive an Android Lollipop update this quarter (April – June, 2015) and as promised, the S90-A just got the lollipop update today.
According to a Russian Lenovo forum, the Android Lollipop 5.0.2 update has greatly boosted the performance and battery life on the S90-A though they recommend doing a factory reset after the update to get everything working just fine.
I anxiously await the Lollipop update for the P70-A and hopefully it will fix the “poor battery life” and dismal camera performance.
Finally, there’s no word yet on how much these devices will cost when they’re finally available in stores. I bought mine in Malaysia for $190 which translates to like N40,000 at the current exchange rate.
I’ll update this post when retail pricing is made available.
H/T: @trae_z
UPDATE 18th May, 2015: Lenovo P70 Available For Preorder In Nigeria For N40,000*
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abeg ur led notification light dey show 4 bbm,whatsapp,etc?
@Didi Nope. Missed calls and sms only
i mean d nairaland link on lenovo k3 by filosofer
plz go thru that same link now,u wil see things. The nairaland link.
@Didi: Which kain things?
Lenovo_k3_note is loaded with great specifications at a give away price ( 40K). I may just consider it when I’m buoyant. Any contrary opinion?
@Busuyi: If it had a 5 inch screen and 4000mAh, I would most definitely have chosen it over the P70. That 5.5 inch too big abeg
@Busuyi: Hmm, this one says no way of setting 3G only http://www.nairaland.com/2269344/lenovo-k3-note-first-hand. I hope the lollipop update for the p70 doesn’t bring that mess
ok sir. Thanks alot.
gudaftn bro,plz i want to knw,does ur p70 phone have 3g on both sims?
Then another is,on ur blog,u mentioned buying ur fone in malaysia,now the place u bought,cant one order for it from there?
@Didi: 4G/3G is restricted to sim 1 only. I bought mine from lazada.com.my and unfortunately they don’t do worldwide shipping
ok boss.
plz,i want to buy the s90-a lenovo. Plz were do u recommend i get it. Thanks
@Didi you’d have to wait until they are officially in stores and online for sale
ok sir. Thanks alot. God bless u.
@Didi you’re welcome
thank you,i appreciate. Meaning if i must buy a lenovo phone,i must ask 4 A version. Again i want to believe some lenovo phones are not variant dependent rite?
@Didi the variant dependent thing seems to be with some of their new models. With the old models, the variation was in OS. Asin the chinko OS didn’t have Google Play services while the rest of the world OS did
well said. The k3 note already runs on lolipop. Am asking based on my xperience with mediatek phones. Once a particular os comes with tgat phone,thats it. It cannot b upgraded bcos i learnt mediatek phones are not designed 4 such updates. Anyway thanks 4 d info. On gsmarena.com,p70-a is not there o. Just p70,are they d same?
@Didi the opposite has been my experience sha. Remember updates depends on the manufacturer. That’s why I avoid most chinko companies these days. They keep prices low by not hiring developers that can work on On upgrades.
The Lenovo P70 comes in T and A variants. T for China and A for rest of the world. The T version doesn’t work outside China
am asking bcos i want to buy this lenovo k3 note. Its chipset is mediatek. I feel mediatek updates are just normal software updates via ota bt it cant handle an update say from kitkat 2 lolipop
@Didi MediaTek chipsets can be upgraded to lollipop but not all of them. Lenovo hasn’t released a statement yet on if they’ll eventually release a lollipop update for the K3 Note
plz i want to knw,does lenovo phones with mediatek chipset do OTA update?
@Didi yes they do support OTA updates