A few months ago, the Lenovo S920 arrived in Philippine shores for a price below the 20k mark. It offered a huge 5.3-inch IPS HD display, a quad-core CPU, 1GB RAM & more in a body measuring at only 7.9mm. A unit just passed through our office recently, so read on to see our first impressions.
At first glance, the Lenovo S920 did remind us a lot of the HTC One X. There’s the 5.3-inch display with thin bezels on the sides, capacitive buttons right at the bottom and the brand logo above the display. The rest of the body is covered in white, and while it is made out of plastic, it feels a lot sturdier than other phones.
The camera on the back is reminiscent of the HTC One X too as the lens is surrounded by a chrome-colored ring. It packs an 8-megapixel camera by the way, and while we’re yet to test it thoroughly, we managed to take a few shots and glad to say, it’s far from disappointing.
Lenovo’s skin on top of Android 4.2 still looks very cartoonish, but you can easily remedy that with a launcher. The CPU bundled with the 1GB RAM inside enabled the S920 to breeze through basic navigation & tasks.
Lenovo S920 specifications:
5.3-inch capacitive IPS HD display (1280×720 pixels), 277ppi
OGS Technology
Mediatek MTK6589 1.2 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
3G/HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1
8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera
Wireless FM radio
GPS with A-GPS
Li-Ion 2250mAh battery
Android 4.2 Jellybean
153.9 x 77.7 x 7.9 mm (dimensions)
152.2 grams (weight)
I wish we had a little more time to spend with the Lenovo S920. In our short experience with it, we were very pleased with what it can offer.
Right now, it’s priced at around Php16,999 which may be quite hard to justify for some, but if you’re looking for something jam-packed in a thin yet solid form factor, you may want to consider the S920.
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HNSCC says:
The CPU benchmark is close to SGS3. Decent specs but I won’t recommend it due to three reasons: 1) 4GB internal memory (you’re left w/ a little over 2GB out of the box. Huge games consume 1GB), 2) 2550 mAH battery is probably small for a 5.3 display 3) price (poor cost:benefit ratio)
abusalsal says:
you obviously don’t know shit about batteries. 2200 mAh is the norm for 5″ 720p phones. Why won’t a 2550 mAh suffice for a 5.3″ 720p? Ipaliwanag mo.
FanBoy says:
“3) price (poor cost:benefit ratio)” – hindi ma sasangla ng mahal! mura lang sa GH pag binenta! lol
Jason Bourne says:
below P14500 ito sa cmk. Lenovo is the next samsung bwahahaha
Cartoon says:
Kung ang Iceberg at Cosmos ay mahirap kong ng lunukin eto pa kayang S920? hehehe
XAMPLE says:
baka kaya mahal eh yung 6k eh para kay kobe
buster says:
I’ll get the THL W11 Monkey King instead over this…
wew says:
may kataasan ung presyo ahhh…mas ok pa sgs3 parehas lng ng presyo mas mataas pa specs tsktsk
jokab says:
ahh, thank you abuzalzal for your insight, naliwanagan nanaman kami!
Abdul Jakul says:
they should atleast lower the price.. the specs isn’t that impressive..
abuzalzal says:
I’m sure meron na namang mga buwitre at hyenas dito na kokontra sa sinabi ko….OPINYON ko yun OK? What I prefer doesn’t necessarily reflect what the majority prefer (and vice-versa)
FanBoy says:
I would prefer Jesus over Confucius – “do to others what you would have them do to you” Matthew 7:12
wew says:
@christina agoncillo ows?talaga?galing ah!!
christina agoncillo says:
Hehehe @wew aminin u man o d gurl, nag mellow k ng mktikim k ng hagupit ng buntot page… Lol!
Aniways, wake up kol un gurl, for as Confucius sez, do unto oders, wat u wud want oders may do unto u. Lol!
So gurl if true love u c abuzalzal, go for it gurl! Suporthan taka! Pro dpat wag u asarin pg buntot k ng buntot, ibahin u n styl u pg nkkhalata n. Lol lol lol.
Ano guys over der, kuntng suport nman dian pra sa luv ni wew ke abu.
wew says:
@christina agoncillo like what ive said before, nagdidisagree lng ako sa tao pag mali ang sinasabi nya unless opinion nya un, hinde sa dahil siya si abuzalzal o kung cnu man…kasi kung ganun nga ako edi sana kumontra na naman ako sa sinabi ni abu ngaun kahit sa tingin ko din eh sgs3 ay mas maganda…
christina agoncillo says:
Might be true,dear abu, nabasa ko sa isang segment, binanatan talaga si @wew…. Heheheh, tama un ng madala dala nman ang batang iyun…. Nakahanap ba ng katapat nya na pinatulan xa sa level field din nya ba.
sdfsdfs says:
Ang galing mo, abuzalzal! Sobrang idol kita! Akin na ang bird mo… gusto kitang brochahin!! AY LAB YU, PARE!!!
abuzalzal says:
The G2 is the better buy *IF* you can find the 32 gb variant
Amoled technology is still flawed (or shall we say, not yet perfected), poor visibility outdoors, not as sharp as the LG tsaka prone siya sa display burn-in are among its drawbacks
Bakit ako nage-emphasize sa screen? dahil dito ka titingin 99 percent of the time
Mas marami ang ”CONS” ng AMOLED kesa iPS (IMO)
That being said, mas lamang ang SAMSUNG sa OS/software support (given their track record)
Jason Bourne says:
Baliktad ata. note 3 is second only to nokia 808 in contrast ratio and sunlight legibility. Amoled greater than ips sa factor na ito pero mas accurate nga colors pag IPS.
Audio output note 3> lg g2
Value for money lg g2 pa rin. Almost same specs, 10k price difference.
wew says:
i agree with you @Cartoon… its really the best buy; you can have higher specs, excellent camera without bloatware apps at hindi cheap tignan…kahit 16 gig ok na rin sakin kasi di namana ko ganun kagamer sa smartphone at movielover kaya sakto lang =)
Cartoon says:
Yes, @abuZZ is correct in saying G2 is the better buy. Not only better, it is a best buy even without *IF*. Opinion ko lang po
zalzaleros says:
@abuzalzal – im thinking to buy a new phone, but can’t decide between LG G2 and note 3.
Ano mas recommended mo and why? Thanks!
Lenoboy says:
Review! Review! Tapos giveaway na yan!
Anyway, nice first impressions sir @Bob Freking!
thecorrescode says:
Anything that’s not running Ubuntu deserves to go to the trash bin.
Ubuntu Edge FTW!
coppelion says:
Specs are a bit mediocre for the asking price. The quad-core MediaTek only looks good on paper because its performance is not even on par of those other quad-core processors out there. It’s even more ridiculous that similarly spec’d phones from other brands retails at a much lower price.
I agree with @abuzalzal that anyone who has a budget of 16,000 should just go get the bit-outdated yet solid performer Samsung Galaxy S3. Talk about bang for the buck.
coppelion says:
@abuzalzal
+1 for you
If this phone comes with 1080p display and bigger internal storage, the price tag can be justified.
Ang mura na nga ng MediaTek CPU tapos kung makapaglagay ng price tag tong si Lenovo…tubong lugaw.
Kung at least 10K to baka pwede ko pa tong patulan.
abuzalzal says:
kung 1080p yan tsaka 16gb native storage, medyo justifiable pa
You can’t just slap-in a generic MEDIATEK hardware with a ludicrous SRP hoping na may ”maloloko” kang tao dahil medyo kilala na ang LENOVO brand
Ang mga ganitong klaseng pricing scheme ang dahilan kung bakit nilalangaw ang isang product, LENOVO just pulled an ALCATEL with this one lmao
Jesson says:
That was cool stuff, I using lenovo notebook before till now but I never with there mobile phone. But with that price I think it promise something
abuzalzal says:
Wutdefukk for that price you can already buy a SAMSUNG GS3!?
are they freaking serious?
hithit pa ng marijuana at shabu LENOVO!
Jesson says:
Tama, samsung nalang…