Lenovo A5 was also introduced in Beijing, China alongside the controversial Lenovo Z5. The A5 is a budget friendly smartphone that offers great value for money just like the Z5. The A5 sports the trending full screen display with 18:9 aspect ratio.
Apart from sporting the bezel-less trend, the A5 packs 3GB of RAM, 32GB storage variant, a fingerprint scanner and massive battery capacity. The Lenovo A5 is quite a dream when you check its price tag below.
Design
Like most budget smartphones, this device has a Plastic back and a Metal frame, even though the battery isn’t removable. It’s quite attractive for a budget device and comes with a rear fingerprint scanner as well.
At first glance, you might actually think it comes with dual camera, but that’s not the case here. There’s just a single rear camera with a LED flash right beside it. It measures 9.8mm in thickness, which can be attributed to the battery, and weighs 160g. You can get it in Black, Gold and Rose Gold colors.
Display
Lenovo recent smartphones are known for their screens, and the A5 didn’t disappoint in that aspect even though it costs a penny. The screen on the Lenovo A5 dishes out an 18:9 aspect ratio with super minimal top and bottom bezels.
Back to the screen, it’s a 5.45-inch HD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 720 x 1440 pixels in resolution. The screen is absolutely stunning for a budget smartphone with its 295 pixel per inch density. The screen stretches up to 73.9% of the front for full view experience.
Hardware and Software
The brain behind this device is the MediaTek MT6739 chip with Quad-Core processor and 64-bit CPU architecture. The 4-Cores of processor here clocks at a fast speed of 1.5GHz with 28nm process technology. The PowerVR GE8100 graphics processor handles graphics
As a light user, 3GB RAM is more than enough for multitasking, you can now multitask through more apps. There are two versions in terms of storage, the standard version with 32GB, and a cheaper variant with 16GB. However, you can always upgrade up to 256GB using a memory card. The Lenovo A5 runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with ZUI 3.9.
Camera
For all your photography needs, the 13MP rear shooter has f/2.2 aperture and captures sharp and detailed photographs. There’s a LED flash to help out in low light environments with autofocus, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection and panorama. Videos are pegged at 720p@30fps, while selfies can be taken with the 8MP shooter that has f/2.2 aperture lens as well.
Battery
Powering the Lenovo A5 is a 4000mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery with no fast charging technology. Without the fast charging feature, charging the battery from 0% to 100% might take up to 3 hours.
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Lenovo A5 Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Smartphone |
| Model | Lenovo A5 |
| Announced | June, 2018 |
| Released | June, 2018 |
| Status | Available on Shopping stores |
Network
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | WCDMA – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | Yes, LTE |
| SIM Type |
Nano + Nano |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Design
| Type | Plastic |
| Dimensions | 146.2 x 70.9 x 9.8 mm |
| Weight | 160g |
| Protection | Yes |
| Colours | Black, Gold, Rose Gold |
Display
| Display Type | HD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 5.45-inch |
| Resolution | 720 x 1440 pixels |
| Colors | 16M colors |
| Pixel Density | 295ppi |
| Screen-To-Body Ratio | 73.9% |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | Yes |
| Features | Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant |
| Secondary Display | No |
Camera
| 13MP | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
|
| Yes, LED | |
| 8MP |
Software
| Android 8.0 Oreo | |
| ZUI 3.9 | |
| Yes | |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| Mediatek MT6739 | |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.5GHz |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8100 |
| 3GB | |
| Internal Storage | 16GB/32GB |
| Yes, up to 256GB | |
|
Fingerprint (Rear) |
|
| Controls | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
| Yes | |
| Infrared | – |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | Yes, microUSB |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| NFC | – |
| HDMI | – |
| Facial Identification | No |
| No |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | 4000mAh |
| Placement | Non-removable |
| Fast Charging | No |
| Standby | – |
| Talk Time | – |
| Music Play | – |
Media
| Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
| Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
| – | |
| – | |
| Vibration, Ringtones | |
| MP3, WAV | |
| Yes | |
|
Yes |
Other Features
|
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
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