LENOVO A706

Lenovo Series Which Rely On Audio Quality With Dolby Mobile

 

LENOVO A706

Lenovo released a Lenovo A706. If other smartphones rely on processor that their owned, Lenovo A706 rely more on audio functions using Dolby Digital Plus. In addition to using the operating system Android Jelly bean, A706 has an elegant appearance with Lenovo Magic interface, has two GSM SIM card slot and the big screen.

Features & Sales Package

In the sales package we could have a Lenovo A706 Handset, Handsfree, Data Cable, Battery, Charger, User manual and Warranty Card. As for the features that are common on the phone is 3G, WiFi, HSDPA, GPS, Bluetooth, Data Cable, Internal GPS, Navigator Application, Open OS, Browser, Messaging, Music Player, Video Player, Video Recorder, Game Default and External Memory.

Design

Lenovo A706 has a design that similar to the Lenovo A390 and the body is made of plastic material. On the left side there is a microUSB port and the right side there are buttons to adjust the volume. The power button is located on the top and side by side with 3.5 mm audio port.

Silver accents on the back of the phone makes Lenovo A706 looks elegant and luxurious. There is also the Lenovo logo on the top and Dolby Digital Plus at the bottom. As for the speaker holes are on the back of the phone. Because using Glossy body that makes it slippery, A706 is not so comfortable when held.

Dual SIM

Lenovo A706 is Dual SIM support. Although it has a front camera and supports 3G but this phone can not be used for video calls via 3G. With the Dual SIM feature we can choose one SIM to make calls after entering the destination number. And for send a message, you can choose the SIM that will be used by touching the icon located in the bottom corner of the screen.

Screen & OS

By relying on the big screen, the Lenovo A706 using 4.5-inch IPS LCD and does not use Gorilla Glass screen protector as commonly used for a smartphone with a big screen. IPS screen display brightness level is quite high when used outdoors and allowed for remain to read comfortably under the sunlight.

Lenovo is equipped with Android Jelly Bean OS 4.1.2. Lenovo A706 Interface supported by Magic v4.0 that provides some kind of theme options, wallpapers and effect. We can choose 6 unique theme that uses a diverse menu icon view. In addition to choice of unique icons for each theme, Lenovo also provides 11 pages displacement of effects that can be applied to page menu and desktop.

Hardware

To ensure the performance of the A706 all run smoothly and without problems, lenovo gives this smartphone with 1.2 GHz Quadcore processor. To support the graphical process, using Adreno 203 GPU, 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of memory which makes the performance in running multiple applications so impressive. And for battery, Lenovo A706 using Li-ion 2000mAh battery that can be removed from the phone.

In measuring using Antutu Benchmark test, the Lenovo A706 produces 11426 points and make this phone more superior than HTC X and only a slight difference with the Asus Transformer Prime. While measuring test using Quadrant Standard, Lenovo A706 won the 4458 figures which make this smartphone one point behind HTC One X. For tests using Nenamark 2, graphics Lenovo A706 has a speed of 39.3fps and make this smartphone outpacing LG Optimus 2X performance.

Camera

Lenovo A706 camera equip with some settings such as anti appeals, scene modes, zoom, autofocus, brightness, resolution, ISO, white balance, special effects, timer, geo-tagging red eye reduction, LED flash, saturation and so on. For shooting indoors, LED Flash which is owned by Lenovo A706 could make the resulting image becomes brighter. Video cameras can also record images with a maximum resolution of 720p HD recording and images saved in 3gp format with a file size of 4 MB for a duration of 16 seconds.

Multimedia

To play a video by using the Lenovo A706, can go to the gallery or use the default video player. Can play videos in multiple popular formats up to 720p resolution. But, the video features of this smartphone can not display the subtitle.

As for the audio, Play Music can play a song in a popular format and complete with 11 adjustable equalizer options. If you would enjoy Bass, 3D and Dolby Mobile, Lenovo A706 users must use the earset. In addition to video and music, users can also enjoy  an FM radio feature.

Internet & Connectivity

With the full support of 3G HSDPA connection to WiFi, can do internet browsing speeds up to 7.2 Mbps. While the personal hotspot feature provides a variety of connection options via wireless tethering, USB and Bluetooth.

The default browser is equipped with features like cache, save page, history, cookies, setting screen brightness, fonts and so on. Lenovo A706 browsers can also open 16 multitabs page. In addition to the default browser, can also use the UX Browser and Chrome. As for the connectivity, the Lenovo A706 is only equipped with a data cable, USB and Bluetooth.

Advantages & Deficiency

• Pros: Lenovo A706 has an 4.5-inch screen , using Quadcore 1.2 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM, Using Android Jelly Bean OS and a Dolby Digital sound effects.

• Deficiency: Lenovo A706 does not have an HDMI port, not have an application documents and the only SIM one who can activate 3G. Can not make video calls via 3G.

 

Conclusion

Sold at a affordable price, Lenovo A706 rely on Quadcore processor and Dolby Digital effect to lure consumers. The screen used is quite broad and allows smartphone users to perform free internet browser comfortably. Users are also pampered with a fairly rich personalization options for Lenovo A706 uses the latest OS from Android Jelly Bean. But, even though the phone has a front camera, users can not make video calls via 3G.

 

Lenovo A706 Specifications

• Dimension: 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm.

• Weight: 130.5 grams.

• Dual SIM: SIM 1 & 2 GSM 900/1800/1900, SIM 1: HSDPA 900/2100.

• Screen & OS: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 480 x 854 pixels, 4.5 inches (-218 ppi pixel density) Multitouch, Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 Lenovo Magic v4.0.

• Hardware: MSM8225Q Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, processor Quad-Core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Andreno 203 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB Storage (1:49 GB user available) Accelerometer, Proximity.

• Camera: The main camera is 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, dual LCD flash, 0.3 MP Secondary Camera, Geo-Tagging, Face Detection, Video 720p @ 30fps, LED Video Light.

• Multimedia: Video AVI, MP4, MKV, 3GP, AAC Audio, M4A, MP3, OGG, FLAC, WAV, MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV / DivX player.

• Browser & Data: GPRS / EDGE, HTML5, Adobe Flash, HSDPA, WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, WiFi Direct, WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth with A2DP, Micro USB v2.o, A-GPS support.