| Lenovo IdeaPhone A820 | |
| Manufacturer: | Lenovo |
| Series: | A Series |
| Networks: | (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 900, 1,800 and 1,900 MHz; 3G: 900, and 2,100 MHz |
| Type: | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Form: | Slate |
| Size: | 135mm H 68.2mm W 9.9mm D. |
| Weight: | 151g |
| Os: | Android 4.1.2 "Jelly Bean" |
| Soc: | MediaTek MT6589 |
| Cpu: | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| Gpu: | PowerVR SGX544 |
| Memory: | 1 GB RAM |
| Storage: | 4 GB |
| Memory Card: | microSD up to 32 GB |
| Battery: | 2000 mAh Li-ion |
| Display: | 4.5inches 960x540 px (245 ppi) |
| Rear Camera: | 8 megapixels (3624x2448 px) |
| References: | [1] |
Lenovo IdeaPhone A820 is a dual-SIM, quad-core MediaTek MT6589 based[2] smartphone belonging to the A series which is an entry-level group of Lenovo mobile communication products. It has been introduced to the market in March 2013.[3]
The phone supports 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz GSM bands as well as 900 MHz and 2100 MHz UMTS frequencies using GRPS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA and HSPA+ technology.[2]
The CPU is Mediatek MT6589 1.2 GHz quad-core processor.[2]
It has 4.5 inch IPS screen with a qHD resolution of 540x960 px displaying up to 16M colors and covered with a multitouch (up to 5 touch points) panel.[2]
Graphics is run by an incorporated Imagination PowerVR SGX544 GPU.[2]
RAM memory is 1 GB, internal eMMC memory size is 4 GiB, out of which 2.18 GiB is available as an internal SD card.Additionally, the smartphone supports external microSD/microSDHC card of a capacity up to 32 GiB.[2]
The Li-ion battery capacity is 2000 mAh.[2]
The phone dimensions are 135 x 68.2 x 9.9 mm (5.32 x 2.68 x 0.39 inch) with the weight being 145 g (5.11 oz).[2]
Stock A820 is running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system, although unofficial alternative ROMs[4] exist using various Android OS versions.
Lenovo A820 received a very warm reception across the world, despite the fact that it is directly available only in China, India, Indonesia, Russia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.In a review for Mobile Network Comparison the author summarized that Lenovo A820 "offers incomparable value compared to almost any phone available on British high streets".[5] It is criticized basically only for a lack of LED flash and a local Chinese stock ROM without multilingual and Google Play Store support.