Summary
Lenovo P2 is an Android smartphone that is focused on battery life, developed by Lenovo. It was officially announced on September 3, 2016 [3] at IFA show held in Berlin and released in November 2016, as a successor to the Lenovo Vibe P1. The device is available in Graphite Grey and Champagne Gold colour variants. It was, at the time of its release, one of the few devices which had a 5000+ mAh battery.
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| Brand | Lenovo |
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| Manufacturer | Flextronics Technologies Pvt Ltd. (India), Motorola Mobility (China) |
| Slogan | Live Life. Fully Charged. |
| Series | Lenovo P Series |
| Compatible networks | LTE, VoLTE, HSPA, GSM, EDGE, GPRS, 4G, 3G, 2G |
| First released | November 2016 |
| Predecessor | Lenovo Vibe P1 |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Dimensions | 153 x 76 x 8.3 mm (LxWxT) |
| Mass | 177 g (0.39 lbs) |
| Operating system | Android 6.0.1, Android 7.0 |
| System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 506 at 550MHz |
| Memory | 3GB or 4GB DDR3 Ram |
| Storage | 32GB or 64 GB expandable via 128 GB microSD card |
| Battery | 5100 mah non-removable with 24 Watt Rapid Charging |
| Display | 5.5" inch Full HD Super AMOLED Display with Gorilla Glass 3[1] 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)[2] |
| Sound | Bottom-ported single speaker, 2-Mics |
| Rear camera | 13 MP, Sony IMX 258 sensor, f/2.0 aperture PDAF, Dual-tone LED flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Front camera | 5 MP fixed-focus, f/2.2 |
| Connectivity | Micro USB, 3.5 mm headset jack, NFC |
| Website | Lenovo India |
Specifications edit
The device is said to have "a super slim full-metal unibody design". In terms of specifications, the device sports a 5.5-inch full HD Super Amoled display with a 1920 x 1080 resolution and 401ppi.[4] It is powered by 14 nm 2 GHz 64-bit Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 processor paired with 3GB or 4GB RAM. The P2 includes an internal storage of 32GB, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. It has two nano SIM card slots. One slot is used for SIM while the second slot is used as either SIM or SD Card.
The smartphone is equipped with a 13MP PDAF rear camera with a Sony sensor and LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera for selfie. The device includes NFC, USB OTG, FM Radio, A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and WiFi Hotspot for connectivity and the featured sensors are accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, compass, gyroscope, always active fingerprint scanner which also offers some gestures [5] etc.
The Lenovo P2 was launched with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow ROM, which was released a year before the P2 release.[6] In April 2017, P2 officially received an update to Android 7.0 (Nougat), which was 2GB in size and could be updated via OTA (over the air update). The update brought features such as split-screen, new notification control, data saver and other security updates. The latest android security patch level is November 1, 2017. Build number: P2a42_S251_171107_ROW.
The main point which makes the P2 stand out, is that it is powered by a 5100 mAh battery, one of the highest-capacity batteries in its class at the time for the price.[7] It is claimed to give up to three days of usage, in a normal use case scenario. The device also has a physical power saver switch, which extends the battery life. The P2 is also able to reverse charge another device. The phone works with a 24W quick charger that can rapidly charge the battery. Rapid charge function works when on charge with the screen off. It comes with some pre-installed apps such as Google Maps, Hangouts, Play Music, Play Movies, YouTube, Gmail, News & Weather, Photos, Drive, Chrome and Play store.
SAR values of this smartphone is
- 0.297W/kg@1g (Head) and 0.896W/kg@1g (Body).[8]
References edit
- ^ Gorilla Glass 3 November 2016.
- ^ "Lenovo P2 - Full phone specifications".
- ^ Lenovo A Plus, Lenovo P2 Smartphones Launched at IFA 2016 Retrieved 03 September 2016.
- ^ Lenovo P2 Official Retrieved November 2016.
- ^ Fingerprint Gesture
- ^ Lenovo P2 Tech Specs Retrieved November 2016.
- ^ Battery life test results Retrieved January 2017.
- ^ Lenovo P2 SAR Values
External links edit
- Lenovo P2 Smartphone at Lenovo India Official.
- Lenovo P2 at GSM Arena.
- Lenovo P2 Review at Techradar.