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The ultimate battery smartphone? Lenovo P770 unboxed and benchmarked
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<blockquote data-quote="s_anuj" data-source="post: 1798454" data-attributes="member: 18489"><p>**Originally posted in my blog, I have removed a few images here to shorten load times**</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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. ‘<strong>Kitna deti hai</strong>’ 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.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Why the Lenovo P770?</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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 <strong><em>massive</em></strong> 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.)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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’?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"> Let’s see what’s in the box.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Lenovo P770 Unboxed:</strong></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">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.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BUXMH9veZNs/UTx4t_z4sEI/AAAAAAAAKUQ/ZUWX-pcjSDE/s1600/P770+box+_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BUXMH9veZNs/UTx4t_z4sEI/AAAAAAAAKUQ/ZUWX-pcjSDE/s320/P770+box+_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">P770 in the box</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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).</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="margin-left: 100px"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xo7po-YHpfA/UTx4r_UbxII/AAAAAAAAKUA/BxmYrTCbD30/s320/P770+Box_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Inside the box (clockwise): Charger, USB cable, manual, headphones, battery & USB OTG cable</span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ohqsaWvn_Qw/UTx4xlrwWWI/AAAAAAAAKUg/gtVmTNcacu4/s320/P770+box_3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">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!</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DUIiz5dvxps/UTx4tO2E3AI/AAAAAAAAKUI/HvlOmNIUbQ8/s1600/P770+battery.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DUIiz5dvxps/UTx4tO2E3AI/AAAAAAAAKUI/HvlOmNIUbQ8/s320/P770+battery.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The P770 Li-Ion battery is massive at 3500mAh </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Initial impressions of the phone:</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXtkqWgG89E/UTx46Y579DI/AAAAAAAAKVU/fV5Sel5LUh0/s1600/P770_phone.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXtkqWgG89E/UTx46Y579DI/AAAAAAAAKVU/fV5Sel5LUh0/s320/P770_phone.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">P770 straight out of the box. The screen protector is still on. </span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7pAYtnlQR-A/UTx4q5LQlnI/AAAAAAAAKT4/D5MOxTMgxgM/s1600/P770+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7pAYtnlQR-A/UTx4q5LQlnI/AAAAAAAAKT4/D5MOxTMgxgM/s320/P770+back.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The P770 back has a brushed metal finish</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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. </span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9SWQgvjkXiM/UTx4wkiuLwI/AAAAAAAAKUY/Ir6wWPbYdBs/s1600/P770+first+boot.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9SWQgvjkXiM/UTx4wkiuLwI/AAAAAAAAKUY/Ir6wWPbYdBs/s320/P770+first+boot.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The homescreen on your first boot</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Benchmarks:</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">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.<strong>Benchmarks:</strong></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8xLWLf-7ENc/UTx4oCAKoRI/AAAAAAAAKTs/RCCY6Qy_jjk/s1600/P770+Antutu+score.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8xLWLf-7ENc/UTx4oCAKoRI/AAAAAAAAKTs/RCCY6Qy_jjk/s320/P770+Antutu+score.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Lenovo P770 Antutu score</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">In Antutu, the phone scored 7529 and in quadrant a respectable 3125.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5p3jQP13q7E/UTx42wUPaPI/AAAAAAAAKU4/yFxIYBo-vls/s1600/P770+quadrant+score.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5p3jQP13q7E/UTx42wUPaPI/AAAAAAAAKU4/yFxIYBo-vls/s320/P770+quadrant+score.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">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...</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">*Edit #1: Have added some battery tests results in the thread below :</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #176093"><a href="http://www.techenclave.com/community/threads/the-ultimate-battery-smartphone-lenovo-p770-unboxed-and-benchmarked.146326/#post-1802214" target="_blank">Battery Tests</a></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000">*Edit #2: Added the camera test results in the thread below: <a href="http://www.techenclave.com/community/threads/the-ultimate-battery-smartphone-lenovo-p770-unboxed-and-benchmarked.146326/#post-1802267" target="_blank">P770 Camera tests</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s_anuj, post: 1798454, member: 18489"] **Originally posted in my blog, I have removed a few images here to shorten load times** [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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. ‘[B]Kitna deti hai[/B]’ 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.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][B]Why the Lenovo P770?[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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 [B][I]massive[/I][/B] 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.)[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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’?[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000] Let’s see what’s in the box.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][B]Lenovo P770 Unboxed:[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman]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.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][URL='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BUXMH9veZNs/UTx4t_z4sEI/AAAAAAAAKUQ/ZUWX-pcjSDE/s1600/P770+box+_1.jpg'][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BUXMH9veZNs/UTx4t_z4sEI/AAAAAAAAKUQ/ZUWX-pcjSDE/s320/P770+box+_1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Times New Roman]P770 in the box[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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).[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [INDENT=5][LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xo7po-YHpfA/UTx4r_UbxII/AAAAAAAAKUA/BxmYrTCbD30/s320/P770+Box_2.jpg[/IMG][/FONT][/LEFT][/INDENT] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Times New Roman]Inside the box (clockwise): Charger, USB cable, manual, headphones, battery & USB OTG cable[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [RIGHT][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ohqsaWvn_Qw/UTx4xlrwWWI/AAAAAAAAKUg/gtVmTNcacu4/s320/P770+box_3.jpg[/IMG][/RIGHT] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman]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![/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/LEFT] [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][URL='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DUIiz5dvxps/UTx4tO2E3AI/AAAAAAAAKUI/HvlOmNIUbQ8/s1600/P770+battery.jpg'][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DUIiz5dvxps/UTx4tO2E3AI/AAAAAAAAKUI/HvlOmNIUbQ8/s320/P770+battery.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Times New Roman]The P770 Li-Ion battery is massive at 3500mAh [/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][B]Initial impressions of the phone:[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][URL='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXtkqWgG89E/UTx46Y579DI/AAAAAAAAKVU/fV5Sel5LUh0/s1600/P770_phone.jpg'][IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JXtkqWgG89E/UTx46Y579DI/AAAAAAAAKVU/fV5Sel5LUh0/s320/P770_phone.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Times New Roman]P770 straight out of the box. The screen protector is still on. [/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][URL='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7pAYtnlQR-A/UTx4q5LQlnI/AAAAAAAAKT4/D5MOxTMgxgM/s1600/P770+back.jpg'][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7pAYtnlQR-A/UTx4q5LQlnI/AAAAAAAAKT4/D5MOxTMgxgM/s320/P770+back.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Times New Roman]The P770 back has a brushed metal finish[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][URL='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9SWQgvjkXiM/UTx4wkiuLwI/AAAAAAAAKUY/Ir6wWPbYdBs/s1600/P770+first+boot.jpg'][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9SWQgvjkXiM/UTx4wkiuLwI/AAAAAAAAKUY/Ir6wWPbYdBs/s320/P770+first+boot.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Times New Roman]The homescreen on your first boot[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][B]Benchmarks:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman]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.[B]Benchmarks:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][URL='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8xLWLf-7ENc/UTx4oCAKoRI/AAAAAAAAKTs/RCCY6Qy_jjk/s1600/P770+Antutu+score.png'][IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8xLWLf-7ENc/UTx4oCAKoRI/AAAAAAAAKTs/RCCY6Qy_jjk/s320/P770+Antutu+score.png[/IMG][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Times New Roman]Lenovo P770 Antutu score[/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]In Antutu, the phone scored 7529 and in quadrant a respectable 3125.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [CENTER][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][URL='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5p3jQP13q7E/UTx42wUPaPI/AAAAAAAAKU4/yFxIYBo-vls/s1600/P770+quadrant+score.png'][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5p3jQP13q7E/UTx42wUPaPI/AAAAAAAAKU4/yFxIYBo-vls/s320/P770+quadrant+score.png[/IMG][/URL][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]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...[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]*Edit #1: Have added some battery tests results in the thread below :[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#176093][URL="http://www.techenclave.com/community/threads/the-ultimate-battery-smartphone-lenovo-p770-unboxed-and-benchmarked.146326/#post-1802214"]Battery Tests[/URL][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=4][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000]*Edit #2: Added the camera test results in the thread below: [URL='http://www.techenclave.com/community/threads/the-ultimate-battery-smartphone-lenovo-p770-unboxed-and-benchmarked.146326/#post-1802267']P770 Camera tests[/URL] [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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