Tuesday 12 June 2018

Lenovo A5 review - full specifications, features, price and availability

Lenovo A5 review - full specs, features, price and availability


Lenovo A5 was recently launched in Beijing by the Chinese OEM. Some weeks after the launching of the Lenovo z5 smartphone, however, unlike the z5 flagship, the A5 is a full view display smartphone with 18.9 aspect ratio. Unfortunately, the device didn't come with the trending notch screen display like the Z5. But it comes with a fingerprint scanner for quick access.

The A5 is built with 5.45-inch FHD+IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, it houses a MediaTek MT6739 chip from MediaTek with a fast octa-core processor, the device runs on Android Oreo, comes in two storage variant of 16GB and 32GB ROM and packed 3Gb RAM storage with a massive battery capacity as well.

Lenovo A5 Key Specs and Features

  • 5.45-inch HD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 720 x 1440 pixels
  • Android 8.0 Oreo
  • Quad-core 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6739
  • 32GB/16GB built-in storage
  • 3GB RAM
  • 13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera
  • 4000mAh non-removable Li-Ion Battery

DESIGN

Speaking of the design, the Lenovo A5 comes a plastic back and a metal frame design. At the back, you will notice the amazing fingerprint scanner spotted in the middle that adds to the beauty of the device. The single-camera and LED flash are placed horizontally close to the top edge of the phone.
Lenovo A5 full specifications and price

While at the front, you will spot the single front camera with a LED flash placed horizontally at the top left corner of the phone. The device is available is beautiful colors like black, Gold and Rose Gold and has a measurement of about 160g in weighs overall.

DISPLAY

The A5 didn't come with the trending notch screen display and there is no face recognition technology included in the features as well. However, the device comes with a bezel-less full view display screen that boost 18.9 aspect ratio. The screen stretches all the way to the sides with minimal bezels at the top and bottom.

Speaking of the screen, the device comes with 5.45-inch FHD+IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that has 720 x 1440 pixels in resolution and 295 pixels per inch density, stretching up to 73.9% overall.

CAMERA

The camera is one of the main reason people buy a smartphone nowadays. Speaking of the cameras, Lenovo A5 is blessed with 13mp rear camera which has f/2.2 aperture with features like LED flash, autofocus, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection and panorama to capture memorable photos and shooting videos of  720p@30fps. At the font comes the 8mp selfie camera to take care of all your selfie needs.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

The Lenovo A5 is powered by MediaTek MT6739 chip for MediaTek, a 4-core processor with 64-bit CPU architecture. The processor here has a clocking speed of 1.5Ghz with 28nm process technology for smooth performance. While the PowerVR GE8100 graphic processor runs graphics operations on the device.

The device is equipped with 3GB RAM for multitasking of heavy apps, powered by Android 8.0 Oreo-based on   ZUI 3.9 skin to spice it up. While for storing files and documents, it comes in two storage variant, there is a bigger version with 32GB storage for storing files and a smaller version of 16GB. Well, if you feel the storage is too small, you can upgrade further up to 256GB with a memory card.

BATTERY

Lenovo A5 is powered by a non-removable Li-Ion 4000mAh battery bigger than the z5 with 3300mAh battery. However, unlike the z5 smartphone, it has no fast charging technology to back it up.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

Lenovo A5 price starts from $89 to $129 in dollars which is about 30,000 to 45,000 in naira Nigeria.

WHERE TO BUY LENOVO A5?

Buy from JUMIA ||KONGA

Lenovo A5 full specifications and features

IN THE BOX

  • phone
  • Phone charger
  • Charging cable
  • Phone manual

LAUNCH

  • Announced: June 2018
  • Status: Available. July 2018

NETWORK

  • Network Technology: GSM / WCDMA / LTE
  • 3G Support: 850/1700/1900/2100
  • 4G Support: LTE
  • Number of SIM Card: 2 (Nano)
  • Dual SIM Support: Yes

DESIGN

  • Material Type: Plastic
  • Dimensions: 146.2 x 70.9 x 9.8 mm
  • Colour: Black, Gold, Rose Gold
  • Weight: 160g

DISPLAY

  • Screen Type: HD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • Size: 5.45-inch
  • Resolution: 720 x 1440 pixels
  • Pixel Density: 295ppi
  • Screen to Body Ratio: 73.9%

CAMERA

  • Back Camera: 13MP
  • Front Camera: 8MP
  • Back Flash: Yes, LED
  • Front Flash: No

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

  • Operating system: Android 8.0 Oreo
  • Processor: Quad-core 1.5GHz
  • Chipset type: MediaTek MT6739
  • Graphics Processing Unit: PowerVR GE8100

STORAGE

  • Memory Card slot: yes up to 256GB
  • Internal storage: 16GB/32GB
  • RAM: 3GB

FEATURES

  • Wifi Hotspot: Yes
  • Bluetooth: Yes
  • Fingerprint Sensor: Yes (Rear)
  • Sensors: accelerometer, proximity, ambient light
  • USB: Yes
  • GPS: Yes
  • 3.5mm Audio Jack: Yes 

BATTERY

  • Capacity: 4000mAh
  • Type: Li-Ion
  • Standby Time: –
  • Talktime: –
  • Fast Charging: No

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