**Originally posted in my blog, I have removed a few images here to shorten load times**
A couple of years ago India’s leading car manufacturer ran an advertising campaign completely built on social insights and deep rooted in the ‘value’ ethos. ‘Kitna deti hai’ was the question asked for all possible vehicles. Be it a space shuttle to Mars or a $100 million yacht, it was the mileage that was of prime importance.
While not quite the same, I’m holding the Lenovo P770 phone box in my hand and I can’t help thinking about that. Why? Because of the amazing battery that comes in the box.
Why the Lenovo P770?
Retailing for about 14k rupees (about $250), this dual-sim phone features a mediatek dualcore 1.2GHz processor, 1GB ram, 4.5†IPS display with a resolution of 960x540(~245ppi), a 5MP primary camera, a VGA one in the front and comes with Android JellyBean 4.1. From most of the specs and price, it appears to be a decent mid range phone except for one massive difference. The battery is a whopping 3500mAh. Rated for 30 hours of talktime, it is perhaps the largest battery available on smartphones. (The galaxy note 2 for comparison has 3100mAh, the galaxy grand? 2100mAh and the micromax canvas HD comes with 2000mAh.)
If you constantly find yourself running out of charge before the end of the day, this phone is perhaps for you. Maybe it’s time to start asking the smartphone manufacturers the Maruti question… ‘Kitni battery life hai’?
Let’s see what’s in the box.
Lenovo P770 Unboxed:
The phone comes in an attractive black & orange box. Like all new smartphones, the box dimensions are just enough to fit the phone and the accessories under it.
Initial impressions of the phone:
The build quality is nice and it looks like one would not need a case/cover for this. The screen does not have a gorilla glass but Lenovo claims it is scratch resistant. I think I’d get a screen protector anyway. The phone is available in only one color at the moment i.e. dark blue. It’s largely plastic but the back paint gives a nice brushed metal effect.
On switching it on, you get a skinned version of Jelly Bean 4.1.1. Not my personal favorite but you can easily download a launcher from Google Play and fix that.
Benchmarks:
Antutu & quadrant scores on the P770 don’t disappoint nor do they surprise. They are exactly what can be expected out of a dual core device.Benchmarks:
But this phone isn’t a speed demon; it’s key selling point is its battery. Considering it’s a pretty large battery, I will run a few tests which will be covered in a few days. Other things I plan to write about are the camera quality & what that USB OTG cable can do. If you have any specific questions, do let me know...
*Edit #1: Have added some battery tests results in the thread below :Battery Tests
*Edit #2: Added the camera test results in the thread below: P770 Camera tests
A couple of years ago India’s leading car manufacturer ran an advertising campaign completely built on social insights and deep rooted in the ‘value’ ethos. ‘Kitna deti hai’ was the question asked for all possible vehicles. Be it a space shuttle to Mars or a $100 million yacht, it was the mileage that was of prime importance.
While not quite the same, I’m holding the Lenovo P770 phone box in my hand and I can’t help thinking about that. Why? Because of the amazing battery that comes in the box.
Why the Lenovo P770?
Retailing for about 14k rupees (about $250), this dual-sim phone features a mediatek dualcore 1.2GHz processor, 1GB ram, 4.5†IPS display with a resolution of 960x540(~245ppi), a 5MP primary camera, a VGA one in the front and comes with Android JellyBean 4.1. From most of the specs and price, it appears to be a decent mid range phone except for one massive difference. The battery is a whopping 3500mAh. Rated for 30 hours of talktime, it is perhaps the largest battery available on smartphones. (The galaxy note 2 for comparison has 3100mAh, the galaxy grand? 2100mAh and the micromax canvas HD comes with 2000mAh.)
If you constantly find yourself running out of charge before the end of the day, this phone is perhaps for you. Maybe it’s time to start asking the smartphone manufacturers the Maruti question… ‘Kitni battery life hai’?
Let’s see what’s in the box.
Lenovo P770 Unboxed:
The phone comes in an attractive black & orange box. Like all new smartphones, the box dimensions are just enough to fit the phone and the accessories under it.
P770 in the box
The box opens to reveal the phone, under the phone is a box of usual accessories: Battery, charger + USB to microUSB cable, a pair of headphones and one nice little surprise.. a USB OTG cable! (more on that later).
Inside the box (clockwise): Charger, USB cable, manual, headphones, battery & USB OTG cable
The battery is the main hero here and it is massive! The phone weighs 161 grams and the battery accounts for 59 grams out of that!
The P770 Li-Ion battery is massive at 3500mAh
Initial impressions of the phone:
The build quality is nice and it looks like one would not need a case/cover for this. The screen does not have a gorilla glass but Lenovo claims it is scratch resistant. I think I’d get a screen protector anyway. The phone is available in only one color at the moment i.e. dark blue. It’s largely plastic but the back paint gives a nice brushed metal effect.
P770 straight out of the box. The screen protector is still on.
The P770 back has a brushed metal finish
On switching it on, you get a skinned version of Jelly Bean 4.1.1. Not my personal favorite but you can easily download a launcher from Google Play and fix that.
The homescreen on your first boot
There are few apps that come preinstalled: kingsoft office, accuweather, camcard, camscanner, chrome, facebook, handlight (torch), skype, sugarsync and UC browser. Lenovo has been good and does allow you to uninstall most of these. Only handlight didn’t show an uninstall option but then it’s only 8kb.Benchmarks:
Antutu & quadrant scores on the P770 don’t disappoint nor do they surprise. They are exactly what can be expected out of a dual core device.Benchmarks:
Lenovo P770 Antutu score
In Antutu, the phone scored 7529 and in quadrant a respectable 3125.
But this phone isn’t a speed demon; it’s key selling point is its battery. Considering it’s a pretty large battery, I will run a few tests which will be covered in a few days. Other things I plan to write about are the camera quality & what that USB OTG cable can do. If you have any specific questions, do let me know...
*Edit #1: Have added some battery tests results in the thread below :Battery Tests
*Edit #2: Added the camera test results in the thread below: P770 Camera tests
