Lenovo S930

Introduction

The technology world is becoming advanced and appears to be strange at the same time. There was a time when mobile phone used to be introduced to enhance the portability of a calling device. The mantra was - the smaller the gadget the better it was but then, all hell broke loose and suddenly, the mantra became - bigger the better. There are big smartphones than a tablet and now, we have the phablet too. The size of the phablets is also getting bigger thus beginning to blur the lines between tables and phablets. Lenovo has had its range of smartphones out in the market but did not receive the kind of success, as it would have liked. The phablet category is one segment that it has not explored yet and with Lenovo S930, it plans to do the same. Lenovo S930 comes across as a humongous phablet with 6 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen having a resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels and a pixel density of 245ppi.

The figures are not that impressive to be honest especially for such a large sized screen. The phablet Lenovo S930 weighs 170 grams and comes with a length of 170mm, breadth of 86.5mm and a thickness of 8.7mm. The device is dual SIM as well with GSM support being compatible to both 2G and 3G technologies at frequencies of 900, 1800 and 1900MHz for the former and 850, 1800 and 1900MHz for the latter. There are stereo speakers that make the music listening experience all that much better. The earphones are pretty good too with Dolby Digital Plus sound enhancement technology for boost, thus letting the user to make the most of the music player application. The video player is there too for watching videos or movies in various formats. GPRS and EDGE work well with the HTML browser by giving an uploading speed of up to 21.1Mbps and an uploading speed of up to 5.76Mbps.

Wi-Fi in addition to Wi-Fi hot spot, make up for a reliable Internet support delivering faster web access to desired websites. Bluetooth and USB port look after the data exchange activities. The 1.3GHz quad core processor is a powerful force to have under the hood alongside 1GB of RAM thus making Lenovo S930 ideal for multitasking and playing games. Loads of games, images, songs and videos can be contained in the gadget via the 8GB internal memory cushioned by 32GB of microSD card slot. The phablet is available in the single color of Silver and runs on the Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 operating system with a 3000mAh standard lithium-ion battery that holds the fort for up to 14 hours as far as the talk time is concerned in 3G. A good camera department is necessary for a credible gadget and Lenovo S930 leans on the prowess of the 8 megapixels primary camera and 1.6 megapixels secondary camera. LED flash, auto focus, touch focus are some of the prominent side features whereas videos are also high definition in nature.

Operating system and UI

Lenovo S930 is huge in size with its 6 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display that runs on a rather disappointing resolution of 720 by 1280 pixels along with a likewise pixel density of 245ppi. Accelerometer sensor, proximity sensor and compass sensor also aid the display of the phablet.

Other Features

Lenovo S930 is loaded with a music and video player that boosts the entertainment quotient of the gadget with the former providing access to musical tracks and the latter for movies. FM radio is another tool for music as stereo speakers and Dolby digital plus sound bolster the sound quality of the device.

Camera

An 8 megapixels camera looks pretty good in terms of pixel strength and the results generated should do justice to the prescribed power. There is provision for online video calls via the 1.6 megapixels secondary camera. The rear shutter holds various reliable features to bank on with auto focus, geo-tagging, face detection, LED flash and touch focus.

Connectivity

Lenovo S930 has a decent downloading speed of 21.1Mbps while the uploading speed is also not bad with 5.76Mbps. GPRS and EGDE aid the HTML browser for providing social networking integration for Facebook and Twitter along with many other websites. Wi-Fi works as usual while Wi-Fi hot spot is an ideal way to provide your laptop with the Internet connection via the web connectivity of the phablet.

Memory

There is plenty of space to start with when it comes to keeping a big data collection of songs, games, images and videos in Lenovo S930 for it provides 8GB of internal memory. As and when the internal memory gets used up, there is a microSD card slot of 32GB capacity that should keep the ball running. RAM of 1GB also plays an important role in the smooth functioning of the phablet.

Other Features

Lenovo S930 gives room for various games like Angry Birds, Commando, Fruit Ninja along with popular applications like WhatsApp or BBM messenger. The user gets to download the latest apps from Google play store with the backing of Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 operating system.

Battery

Lenovo S930 rides on the 3000mAh standard lithium-ion battery churning out 14 hours of talk time, which is more than formidable for a device of such calibre. The phablet should last for a long time even with the usage of Internet or other multimedia activities.

Connectivity

Lenovo S930 connects with other compatible gadgets through the Bluetooth facility or the USB port, depending upon whether the preferred choice of transmission is wireless or via USB cable. GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi hot spot are the rest of the vital ingredients of the data connectivity aspect of the gadget. With 2G SIM, the phablet operates at frequencies of 900, 1800 and 1900MHz. For 3G SIM, the phablet works at frequencies of 850, 1800 and 1900MHz.

Other Features

Lenovo S930 when compared to Samsung Galaxy Note3 has a bigger screen with 6 inches for the former and 5.7 inches for the latter. The pixel density is 386ppi with Samsung Galaxy Note3, much higher than the 245ppi pixel density of Lenovo S930. Lenovo S930 does not have a stylus pen that the Samsung Galaxy Note3 offers. Lenovo S930 comes with 1GB of RAM that is less than the 3GB RAM offered by Samsung Galaxy Note3. Lenovo S930 runs on quad core processor that holds half the strength of the octa core processor of Samsung Galaxy Note3. As compared to the 1.6 megapixels secondary camera offered by Lenovo S930, Samsung Galaxy Note3 comes with a 2 megapixels front camera. The primary camera of Lenovo S930 has 8 megapixels behind it while the rear shutter of Samsung Galaxy Note3 features a 13 megapixels backup. Samsung Galaxy Note3 is just ahead in the battery department as well with a 3200mAh standard lithium-ion power backup as opposed to the 3000mAh standard lithium-ion battery of  Lenovo S930.

Other Features

December 13, 2013: Lenovo has two high profile gadgets lined up for this Christmas season by the name of Lenovo S930 and Lenovo S650. The former features a massive 6 inches display and comes with a quad core processor and Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 operating system. Lenovo S650 features a 4.7 inches display and has specifications on a lower scale as compared to Lenovo S930. There is no news on the official global price of Lenovo S930 but the phablet is expected to be priced around Rs. 26,000 in India.

The highlights are as follows:

*        6 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

*        1GB RAM

*        Android 4.2.1 operating system

*        1.3GHz quad core processor

*        3000mAh standard lithium-ion battery

*        8 megapixels primary camera + 1.6 megapixels secondary camera

*        Wi-Fi hot spot