We go hands-on with Lenovo’s high capacity smartphones
Manufacturers have finally gotten around to realizing that a phone is only as useful as its battery. We’ve seen manufacturers making more and more smartphones that have broken the 3000mAh barrier, and today we’re going to be taking a look at the A5000 and P70, two phones that come with 4000mAh batteries.
Lenovo P70 specs
- 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 5-inch HD IPS display, 720 x 1280 resolution
- 16GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD
- 13-megapixel rear camera with flash
- 5-megapixel front camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 4000mAh battery
Lenovo A5000 specs
- 1.3Ghz MediaTek quad-core MT6582 processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 5-inch HD IPS display, 720 x 1280 resolution
- 8GB of storage, expandable via microSD
- 8-megapixel rear camera with flash, AF
- 2-megapixel fixed focus camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G, HSPA+
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS
- Android 4.4 KitKat
- 4000mAh battery
Initial Impressions: big on batt, but not in size
Stuffing a 4000mAh battery in a phone is usually an exercise in compromise: you can have that bigger battery but at the expense of a thicker phone. That’s not the case with these two smartphones: the A5000 and the P70 are both thinner than 10mm despite having big batteries – the A5000 measures 9.98 while the P70, is even thinner, at 8.9mm.
Both smartphones also use a 5-inch HD panel, though for some reason, the one on the P70 looks better than the A5000. Since the P70 is more far more expensive than the A5000, their overall looks are drastically different as well – the A5000 really looks the part of an affordable smartphone, while the P70 has a design that’s more premium.
While both devices have similar battery capacities, it’s a different story once you look under the hood. The A5000 sports the tried and tested (albeit old) MT6582 processor, while the P70 has MediaTek’s newest octa-core processor the MT6752 that runs at 1.7GHz and has LTE built-in.
We weren’t able to run benchmarks for the P70, unfortunately, though we did manage to fiddle with it quite a bit during the event. It ran rather quickly, had zero lag in its interface and felt quite zippy overall. The P70 also has a quick-charge feature that they say can fully top-up the 4000mAh battery in just 3 hours. While that’s obviously not the fastest charging time ever, keep in mind that you are charging a massive battery.
Both devices will be hitting stores come March, with the A5000 possessing a price tag of Php 6,999 while the P70 will be priced at Php 11,999.
