Lenovo A889

Overview

Durable And Reliable Android Based Smartphone

By Natasha

Lenovo is a Chinese multinational company that manufactures and sells electronic gadgets. Its headquarters are located in Beijing, China and North Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1984 as Legend by Liu Chuanzhi and named as Lenovo in 2004. The company has announced the Lenovo A889, a smartphone in May, 2014. The handset comes in a pack with a battery, charger, USB cable, earphone, user manual and warranty card. Let's take a look at the specifications of A889.

Design and Display

Lenovo A889 is crafted from superior quality materials which makes it more durable and reliable. The phone not only looks good but even feels good to hold. It requires careful handling while holding longer conversations due to its large size. The handset has got a height of 164mm, width of 85.4mm and a thickness of 9mm as its dimensions along with a weight of 192gms. The overall look of the phone is impressive with a nice wide IPS LCD capacitive display of 6.0-inches which provides a resolution of 540x960 pixels and a 184ppi pixel density.

Hardware and Software

Lenovo A889 is powered by a fast Quad-core 1.3 GHz processor with Mediatek MT6582 chip-set and Mali-400 graphics. The phone has enough power to handle apps that are thrown on its way. It has a RAM of 1 GB and an internal storage of 8 GB which can be expanded up to 32 GB with the help of a micro SD card. It runs on the Android v4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system.

Telephony and Messaging

This dual SIM (GSM+GSM) device operates on GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz and HSDPA 900/2100 MHz frequencies. The phonebook can store an unlimited number of contacts. For messaging, the Lenovo A889 is featured with the SMS, MMS, email, push mail, IM and RSS like services.

Camera

Lenovo A889 has a good 8 MP rear camera which provides a photo resolution of 3264x2448 pixels and is featured with an LED flash, auto-focus and Geo-tagging. The camera delivers some good shots even in low light conditions. It also has a VGA front-facing camera which allows the users to video calling.

Multimedia

Games and movies looks really interesting on the large screen of Lenovo A889. The smartphone comes with an impressive music and video player which gives you a better listening and viewing experience. It also comes loaded with FM radio for entertainment of users. There are various apps which gives you better user interface.

Connectivity and Battery

The connectivity attributes of the device includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v3.0, micro USB v2.0 and hands-free connectivity. It also features A-GPS which provides you with improved navigation facilities. The Lenovo A889 is fueled by a Li-Ion 2500 mAh which can stay longer even with extensive usage.

Shades and Price

Lenovo A889 is available in a single color which is White. The approximate price for this smartphone is Rs.10,000. Overall, it serves as a great package from Lenovo. Those looking for alternatives can choose among the Micromax Canvas series.