Let us start off this review of the Lenovo S9, otherwise known as the Lenovo Sisley, by talking about its specifications.

The Lenovo Sisley sports a 5.0-inch HD Super Amoled display screen (1280 x 720) that works excellently. Its 8mp front-facing is one of its selling points. It also sports a 13mp rear-facing camera. Both have LED lights respectively. The version being reviewed is the China Mobile version which supports TD-LTE. There is also a China Unicom version available.

Unboxing

Besides the phone itself, the Lenovo Sisley’s package includes a charger, USB wire, earphones, SIM card, and manual.

The Front 

       Lenovo has made a lot of effort with the design of the Sisley. Its body is made of aluminium and its slimness also makes it easier to hold.

The Lenovo Sisley comes in silver, pink, grey, and gold, which should please many consumers. The version here is the silver version. As you can see, it has pretty round edges and corners. They are not too pointy and are comfortable to hold.

Below thescreen, from left to right, are three touch buttons: the Menu button, Home button, and Return button. They are pretty responsive but unfortunately, there are no background lights to use in the dark, which makes it hard to use at night.

The top is covered with a plastic strip to protect the WIFI, GPS, Bluetooth, and low-frequency LTE antennas. There is also a 3.5mm earphone jack and microphone at the top.

The Micro USB port is located in the middle of the bottom part. Beside it are two sets of holes, one of which is the speaker.

The volume switch and lock screen button are located on one side of the phone which is 6.9mm thick. This is considered pretty slim for a phone like this.

The back

The Lenovo Sisley’s back has a very flat surface, which is rare among slim phones like this. It lowers the risk of the camera being scratched. Speaking of which, as said earlier, this phone sports a 13mp rear-facing camera. Beside it is an LED flash. You would be surprised at the kind of quality of photos it can take under dim light.

       There is an LTE antenna band laid across the bottom of the phone that lowers the chances of the signal being blocked the phone’s metal case. This is very common among phones with a metal body.

Like its predecessors, the Lenovo Sisley has support for dual-Micro SIM cards.

Display

        The Lenovo Sisley sports a 5.0-inch HD Super Amoled display screen (1280 x 720). This screen has a contrast ratio of, at most, 30000:1, which is 30 times higher than that of a regular IPS display screen. Here are some shots of the Sisley’s screen. What do you think?

Even if you set the brightness pretty high, you can still look at it clearly outside during daytime.

The Lenovo Sisley shows the advantage of a Super AMOLED display screen with a wide gamut and high contrast ratio. The colors appear bright and vibrant.

Given its size and resolution, we can calculate that the Lenovo Sisley has a pixel density of 294ppi. Overall, the quality of the screen is impressive.

Vibe 2.0 (Android 4.4.4)

        The Lenovo Sisley runs Lenovo’s new Vibe UI 2.0 which is based on the Android 4.4.4. Compared to previous versions, it has a completely new flat interface. The company has also further personalized the Vibe’s features, taking user experience to a whole new level.

Lock screen interface

         In the lock interface, swipe left to right to change the wallpaper. Swipe upwards to unlock the phone.

Home screen

       All the apps are located in the main page. The flat icons and the use of many colors make the design of this OS look more appealing for younger users.

Notification bar, task manager

Settings menu, cellphone information

Phone call interface

Camera

        The Lenovo Sisley’s camera specs is one of the phone’s most important parts, especially its front-facing camera. It has 8mp and is 1/3.2 inches. The Sisley also sports a 13mp rear-facing camera. Both have LED flash.

The Lenovo Sisley runs Lenovo’s Super Camera 4.1 and has beauty enhancement etc. Users can use voice recognition, finger movements, and other actions to take selfies. They can even take selfie shots by blinking at the camera.

Thanks to the software used for the camera, these pictures turned out quite nicely. We can also see that the front-facing camera has a wider coverage area.

The rear-facing camera has a more practical interface and comes with many features.

The quality of the photos taken outside is pretty good and the saturation is high. The coloring looks good too.

Hardware performance

        The Lenovo Sisley’s hardware is not that powerful but it is enough to satisfy the regular user’s needs. Here are the scores it got in several benchmark tests.

Ludashi cellphone review(22268)

Ludashi HTML5 review (14917)

Antutu (19596)

Linpack (108.592; 201.996)

Quadrant Advanced version (10680)

Vellamo (1377; 612)

Multitouch tester (5)

NenaMark1 (59.8fps)

NenaMark 2.4 (52.7fps)

Battery life 

       The Lenovo Sisley has 2300mAh battery which is not great, but works well with good OS upgrades. Usually, it can last for a day. I suggest that users bring a mobile cellphone battery back with them when they go out.

Conclusion 

Although the Lenovo Sisley S90 does not have powerful hardware, this phone is still worth buying due to its design, camera features, and OS.

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As cellphone manufacturer, ZTE Mobile has released many 4G smartphones at the right time and place. Among them are the ZTE Q802D and Q508D. How are these phones?

Regarding hardware, the ZTE Q802D uses a 1.2Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, sports a 5-inch 720p display screen, supports China Unicom/China Mobile dual-4G networks, and has 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM.

As for camera specs, this phone sports a 5mp/8mp dual-camera.

Besides the Q802D, ZTE also introduced another entry-level phone, the Q508D. This phone runs on the Qualcomm MSM8916 quad-core processor which has 1.2GHz. It also sports a 5.5-inch 854 x 480 display screen and has 512MB RAM and 4GB ROM.

This phone also has a white panel which goes well with the silver body. This phone’s main camera has 5mp. It also supports China Mobile/China Unicom dual-4G. It is powered by a 2300mAh battery.

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On Monday, it was announced that Huawei will launch the first cellphone in its Honor series to use China Telecom 4G, the Changwan 4. Today, someone leaked of the Changwan 4 in an online forum photos as well as screenshots that have information on the phone’s specs. The original thread has been deleted but the photos can still be found online.

The photos show that the Changwan 4 will use Qualcomm’s 1.2Ghz processor, the Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916), which is a 64-bit processor using A53 cores. It is particularly capable of saving a lot of power. The OS is the new 32-bit EMUI which is based on the Android 4.4.3.

One photo shows the Antutu benchmark results of the Changwan 4. It scored 19119. It also sports a 8mp rear camera (with LED light) and 2mp front camera. As for memory, it has 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM (supports 32GB TF expansion card). It also sports a 5-inch 1280 x 720 IPS HD screen and its measurements are 142.95 x 72 x 8.5mm. It is powered by a 2000mAh battery. As for the internet, it supports FDD/TDD/CDMA/GSM networks. Besides being a 4G phone, it also supports dual-SIM, Wi Fi (802.11b/802.11g/802.11n), Blue Tooth 4.0, GPS, and NFC.

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When Qualcomm released the 64-bit Snapdragon 410 chipset last year, they were targeting the mid-end smart phone market. Now, the first smart phone that will use this chip has already gone through the Antutu benchmark tests. This phone is Huawei’s G621-TL00. According to the tests, it has a 5-inch 720p touch screen, 1GB RAM, and a 5mp camera. It will head towards the terminal market.

Will use a 64-bit processor 

       According to the results of the Antutu benchmark, the most important details about the Snapdragon 410 are that it uses Qualcomm’s 64-bit A53 architecture, its model name is MSM8916, it is integrated with the Adreno 306 GPU, and it has a main frequency of 1.2GHz.

However, even though the MSM8916 is 64-bit, it will still be used in a 32-bit environment, and therefore, will not be used to its full potential.

5-inch touch screen 

       The phone’s hardware is not exactly that spectacular. Theoretically, the Snapdragon 410 is supposed to support 4GB RAM, but this phone’s RAM is only 1GB with 8GB internal storage and supports expandable memory card. It also has a 2mp front-facing camera and 5mp rear-facing camera.

The Huawei G621-TL00 is also equipped with a 5-inch 720p touch screen but supports TD-LTE internet. Considering when the Snapdragon 410 will be shipped, this phone is expected to hit scores later this year.

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