Lenovo P70 Review

When talking about the smartphone with long battery life users often imagine that the phone will be extra big with a passive design, However, Lenovo P70 is far more than assumed. This dual SIM, mid-range Android smartphone is quite elegant, speaks durability at sight and very comfortable to hold. It is made of quality plastic material with rounded edges.

The back panel is quite smooth and slick, however it is quite slippery, there you find the camera and the LED flash alongside the silver lined Lenovo branding. The entire front screen is almost covered with glass with a very thin rim right above the speaker, the front facing camera, proximity sensor, touch functions are also located on the front. To the right hand side is the power button and the volume rocker.

The back cover is removable, although battery is embedded and cannot be removed. Two SIM slots and a SD card slot lies behind the battery cover.

The major selling point of the device is the battery life. The P70 is packed with a 4000mAh non-removable battery which gives an overly impressive battery performance. While phone usage is relative with individuals, you are sure to get a full day battery life doing your necessary things like browsing, making and receiving calls, chatting etc. A mild user will get almost 2 days of battery life.

There is a fast charging technology which makes the battery charge quickly and with 10 minutes charge users can use the device for up to 4 hours. The P70 can also be used to charge another phone, this can be done using the OTG cable.

Lenovo P70 features a 5-inch LCD display with HD resolution of 720×1280 pixel at pixel density of 294ppi. The screen is bright, white themed which makes it comfortable for outdoor use or when you are under the sun. Colours on the display look natural with good contrast, wide viewing angles up to 180 degrees offers a good viewing experience.

The front and rear camera sits at 5-megapixel and 13-megapixel respectively. The rear camera has LED flash and support autofocus for sharper images. Camera features include beauty face, smile detection, gestures photography, angle photography, touch to focus, motion tracking mode, color filter slow motion, Time lapse video recording and HD video recording at 30 frames/sec.

Pictures taken with the camera look sharp but a bit noisy and oversaturated, Camera quality under low light conditions isn’t so impressive.

The Lenovo P70 is runs on Android 4.4 KitKat OS with an easy to use Vibe UI 2.0 interface. App tray is absent as all apps are arranged on the home screen but you can create folders for apps to prevent the screen from being too busy or clogged up. It is powered by a 64-bit Mediatek 1.7 GHz octa-core processor, RAM size is 2GB which makes the device capable of multitasking and also gives you the freedom to install as many apps as you like. The device also provides an option to move apps to memory card.

It has 16GB of internal memory and support external microSD card to expand memory up to 32GB. In addition, the device has a full range of connectivity options and supports the ability to surf the web with 4G LTE, 3G, and Wi-Fi. SIM 1 is adaptable for 4G, 3G, and 2G while SIM 2 is only adaptable for 2G.