Lenovo S920

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• apple99
• pMY
• 08 Mar 2014

Noor, 08 Mar 2014both my sim cards are 3G. It works on the sim slot 1.. but ... moreThe phone support only 1 simcard to run on 3G + 1 on 2G, or 2 Simcards on 2G at the same time. Lock the symbol on the simtray SIM one : 2G/3G. SIM two 2G.

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• Nima
• PS6
• 08 Mar 2014

I had a Note 1 and moved to Lenovo s920. I was kinda hesitant because well I had never owned a lenovo before. A friend of mine had the yoga 8 and it was very smooth in performance as I noticed so I thought let's give it a shot...

This is phone is perhaps THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. It has got a very smooth performance considering it's CPU (only "1.2Ghz" 4cores). The screen is just awesome! it's maybe not the sharpest but trust me it is more than sharp enough for reading and just about everything else. I really had a HARD time trying to notice a lower level of sharpness in s920's display compared to a note 3. in fact I like this one's display better because of the whiter "whites".
Don't get me wrong, Note 3's display has the deepest black you can get + the richest colors ever! videos look fantastic on it! but for reading... umm, I would prefer a S920. Trust me, S920's display will NOT disappoint you... it's perhaps just as good as a "Nexus 7 2013"'s display even though it doesn't share the same screen resolution (it's smaller that's why I didn't notice the resolution difference).



************** CAMERA

The Camera is just fantastic in bright conditions. I think it's sharper when recording videos compared to Note 1. In dark conditions though you will get a lot of noise in black areas... Note 1 was better in low light conditions (not that good anyway). Note 1 also had a smoother automatic transition of white balance and ISO levels. and the colors were quite accurate under the light from incandescent lamps. I would give the best score to Note 3 for accuracy of colors under incandescent lights. Anyway, the still shots are awesome with this camera, I like it's zoom better than note 1. The camera records videos in the 3gp format and not MP4. Idk why. but that's not an issue since every PC and almost every mobile device can easily play them. the format doesn't reduce the picture quality at all!.
As it might take a little time for the camera to realize it's out of zoom when recording a video, you might want to keep your finger on the screen and tab zooming whenever it's out of zoom. for the money you pay, I think it's just a fantastic camera... .



************** DEFAULT APPS

I do like Lenovo's original launcher compared to touchwiz of samdung oh sorry samsung. it's got LOTS of OPTIONS and makes you feel that installing another launcher would be pretty much useless. you can run a moving background and the phone will be just as smooth as before... . I also do like the file browser as it has options for searching the content without having to dig them through folders.
The wifi hotspot works great without a hitch! I wish the icon existed in the settings though.
The Lenovo battery saving options are pretty wicked! even though it has only a 2250mAh battery powering a 5.3" screen... you can easily get through a full day of moderate usage and still have 20 or 10% left... . If it's asleep, it just doesn't use any power. There's a widget to help you shut down the extra antennas such as wifi, buetooth & gps by one tap (it puts it in power saving mode).
the settings is absolutely simple. and everything just works. I wish they had more options for developers though... .
The MOBO market is not my cup of tea. but if you like downloading apps which are not proven by google play, that's the place to go. you can find adult apps there too.



************** PERFORMANCE



Boy oh boy. This things rock N rolls. If you haven't installed an incompatible app on your phone and up to date , it is just Fantastic considering it's CPU model. I ran all the applications I could (more than 20) and didn't close them... and somehow I still had about 120mb of RAM Free. I don't know how Lenovo manages to do that... but that keeps you from getting the message "no more room on this page" which was a pretty common message on my note 1 when it was outta memory (RAM). This thing DOESN'T FREEZ! hehe. It will take a second or two more when switching bettween the apps when all the apps are running. But it WON'T freeze unless you have installed an incompatible app.... If the app freezes, never mind, just press the home button and watch everything else work flawlessly! you can keep the app button and slide the frozen app and run it again in to do your job.

If you like your ram free, just install an app like memory clean which is less than 300KB and does what it's supposed to do. I don't like those apps that are supposed to clean your memory but take a lot memory to run on their own....


If you are a High-graphics-3D-games-junkie... you should think about a different phone with a better GPU my friend. I could run assphalt on and it ran well. but I had to make the resolution on "Low" to get the smoothest gaming experience. It will run all the 2D games just great. Temple run (it's 3D, I know), angry birds, cut the rope, Chess, candycrush & etc.

I really hope this phone gets updated to 4.4 Kitkat as kitkat can utilize the RAM even much better than the older versions of android.


********************** DESIGN


The design is quite nice and slim. Compared to a note 1, this phones looks like it was made in 2013 and note 1 was made back in 2005... (note 1 was made in 2011). I don't like samsung's design I guess. I think they should change it without worrying of getting sued by another company (like they were sued from apple).

The phone is very nice in case of build quality, however the cover on the back might disappoint you once it doesn't completely fit with the phone... you can see a little space between the back cover and the phone when they've snapped together. It's not a big issue really. but my advice to you is to get a hard plastic case for this phone since the phone itself doesn't have a Gorilla glass and the back cover is not completely fit... .
Oh Gorilla Glass! well, if you press the screen really hard, you will see the colors change on the screen but that doesn't kill the screen nor the digitizer at all!. Adding the fact that you'll put on a screen protector on it you shouldn't worry about scratches as well.
The lack of a gorilla glass could perhaps have a positive side because this glass is more flexible and I guess it won't crack as easily as the gorilla glass will when "FALLING"... . but that's just my humble opinion... DON'T LET YOUR PHONE FALL!


*************** VERDICT

If you're not a high end games gamer and don't use a stylus on a phone (I personally didn't use my stylus on note 1... the screen was just too small, I think a stylus makes the most sense on a large screen tablet. I have tried a C-Pen on the S920 and it's much more sensitive and practical compared to the yoga 8. it's a shame how Yoga 8 is insensitive to pens.) and are budget conscious... I think this is perhaps the best option available.

I have worked with the higher end phones from Lenovo... but they all seems a little laggy even when swiping the screen left and right... . and I think it's because the current kernel doesn't completely match the new mediatek chips... . I think they're going to fix it soon. but for now, I think you can get the smoothest experience on an s920.

This Phone Will Not Disappoint You!

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• AnonD-241910
• 3cr
• 08 Mar 2014

Noor, 08 Mar 2014both my sim cards are 3G. It works on the sim slot 1.. but ... moreDude....your phone only works in the 3G mode on sim number 1. On the second sim you will only have gprs speed. It is actually written on the back of the phone above the sim tray witch one is to be used for 3G data speed

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• AnonD-241856
• KZ8
• 08 Mar 2014

how to connect s920 to PC

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• AnonD-240202
• XNA
• 08 Mar 2014

AnonD-239548, 01 Mar 2014Decide to buy but which one better S920 or S820. Pls advi... more920 is no good than the s820

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• Noor
• HjB
• 08 Mar 2014

both my sim cards are 3G. It works on the sim slot 1.. but not in the slot 2... do i have to change the sim 2 to 2G to make it works or how?.. can anyone advise me... thanks

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• Ameya
• 95q
• 07 Mar 2014

Thanks gopi.. i made some more comparisions and found that moto has 21 Mbps HSDPA and lenovo S920 has 7.
Also Moto G has bluetooth4.0 and this has 3.0 and again moto g will keep me updated for sometime or may be life long depends wrt latest versions of android. I would have gone for this phone if screen was not this big. Big screen causes handling issues plus its think uses ogs so may be chances of breaking glass is high.

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• AnonD-240325
• vGW
• 07 Mar 2014

AnonD-241074, 05 Mar 2014when i set network mode to auto mode, my signal is lost. on... moreI don't have any such issues, remove the sims and re- insert also turn on flight mode and turn it off again.

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• AnonD-240325
• vGW
• 07 Mar 2014

Hi,

Moto G is best in display quality and has gorilla glass too and even in sound quality. Even after which people will use screen guard. My best suggestion is Lenovo. Yes its best in cam quality and expandable memory but he sound quality is not that good as compared to moto g. Best if you compramize this you can go for lenovo else move on Moto G.

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• AnonD-241074
• PF8
• 05 Mar 2014

when i set network mode to auto mode, my signal is lost. only works when i set to gsm only. does anyone have the same problem with me?

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• Ameya
• 95q
• 05 Mar 2014

I am bit rash in handling phones. I am confused in buying either this or moto g. Motot g since it as gorrila glass and this does not. is this phone properly built or has very delicate screen???

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• AnonD-240888
• 3Yi
• 05 Mar 2014

it does have hotspot it enables you to share your phone's 3G connection Via WLAN, Bluetooth or USB

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• michael
• TSQ
• 05 Mar 2014

AnonD-240325, 03 Mar 2014Hi guys, I'm posting this for those who are double minde... moreS920, s930 or s820 better ？
And s820 and s920 looks like not big of different..

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• ika
• tZj
• 04 Mar 2014

rajesh, 02 Feb 2014Hi, I bought s920 5 days ago after comparing with many p... moreHow to know our S920 is 4gb or 8gb?

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• Abdul jhakul
• K7g
• 04 Mar 2014

Would you rather choose a galaxys3 or this s920?

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• AnonD-240325
• vGW
• 03 Mar 2014

Gene, 01 Mar 2014Where ca i buy a original S920?Flip kart

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• AnonD-240325
• vGW
• 03 Mar 2014

jack, 03 Mar 2014Guyz, i have three questions, 1. What about camera quali... moreMate cam is awesome and battery is removable its Gud in stand by.

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• AnonD-240325
• vGW
• 03 Mar 2014

Hi guys,

I'm posting this for those who are double minded.

This is a good mobile. Camera quality front and back is awesome. No lagging, memory storage is less even if you move apps to SD certain apps is getting installed in mobile internal memory.

Sound quality is not that good ringer and headphones is that good. I would rate sound quality 4 out of 10.

Performance is awesome sometimes installing additional apps like go launcher makes the performance slow.

Total rating out of 10.

Display Clarity: 8
Sound quality: 4
Camera quality:10 (worth for money)
Performance: 8
Gaming: 7

My over all rating for the mob is 7 this is because of less sound quality..

I'm a lenovo man cos I'm using the same mob. I thought of buy moto g later realized that my decision was good cos moto g is Gud at sound and display quality but the cam is so poor. I love lenovo !!!

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• jack
• rx2
• 03 Mar 2014

Guyz, i have three questions,

1. What about camera quality?

2. Since battery is non removable, what should i do if mobile gets hang.

3.S920 vs moto g. which is best

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• nikk's
• TL5
• 01 Mar 2014

AnonD-229420, 10 Feb 2014is lenovo s920 is better or s820 plz give me ans i want t... moreS920 bro...aweso phone

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