14 DAY TRIAL // Even if in the mobile world the spotlight usually goes on flagship products, growth in the industry is normally being pushed by lower-end devices that sell for affordable price tags.
So it’s a good thing that in 2015 we’re seeing more and more phones with price tags revolving around $100 / €94 that ship out with pretty capable specifications. We have recently told you about Huawei’s SnapTo offering, which has been launched to rival the Moto G for just $179 / €169, and today we bring you news about another super affordable phone.
This time, the cheap handset comes from Lenovo and is labeled A1900. The Chinese phone maker sells the new entry-level device for just $60 / €57 (as seen at Fudzilla).
So if you don’t have a lot of money to spare on phones, the Lenovo A1900 might be exactly what you need in your life right now.
Lenovo targets the low-end market with its latest phone
Naturally, you shouldn't be expecting something out of this world when it comes to specs. The A1900 comes with a 4-inch display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution and a decent 233ppi. It has an IPS panel onboard, so that’s certainly a plus point to be taken into consideration.
On the inside, the Lenovo A1900 draws power from a Spreadtrum SC7730 chipset with 1.2GHz quad-core processor and a Mali 400 GPU. The Chinese company also throws in a modest 512MB of RAM plus 4GB of internal storage which thankfully is expandable via microSD.
Like many low-end phones launching on the Chinese market, the A1900 features dual-SIM compatibility and arrives with triple-band 2G and 2100MHz 3G connectivity on top of GPS, Wi-Fi and FM radio.
The whole phone is sustained by a 1,500 mAh battery, which doesn't sound like a lot, but given the fact that we’re dealing with a 4-incher here, it should provide sufficient autonomy.
All in all, Lenovo released a basic smartphone aimed at customers who cannot afford to throw money away on fancy flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S6 or HTC One M9.
It’s not a stellar phone, but it will be able to support most basic tasks. And the majority of consumers don’t need more than that, anyway.
There’s no word on whether Lenovo plans to launch the A1900 on the international market or not, but chances that it will are pretty slim.