Smartphone "Lenovo A369i": reviews, photos, specifications, user guide

The gadget with a full set of the most popular functions is "Lenovo A369i". It is his capabilities, as well as the software and hardware stuffing of this gadget will be considered in this review material. Also, its advantages and disadvantages will be given, on the basis of which recommendations are given regarding the acquisition of this device.

Gadget Segment

All smartphones "Lenovo", whose designation begins with the letter "A" refers to the budget segment. A369i in this regard is no exception. This is a typical budget device, in which there are all the most popular functions and there is nothing superfluous. It easily solves most everyday tasks for today. This is an excellent device for communication, reading books, viewing web sites and video recordings.

Smart phone package

The delivery kit for this budget device is:

• The "smart" phone itself is glued with a protective film.
• The battery for 1500 mAh.
• Stereo headset of economy class with mediocre sound quality.
• Charger.
• User's manual in several languages.
• Interface cord.
• Warranty card.

It should be noted right away that the kit contains really high-quality and detailed instructions. "Lenovo A369i" is equipped with a protective film (it is immediately glued on its front panel). Therefore, the list of complete accessories is missing only 2 components: a memory card and a cover. They will have to buy for an additional fee. Melomanam definitely does not like the sound quality of the complete stereo headset, and they will still have to purchase a separate high-quality wired speaker system.

Design and management

On the front of the device is a display, the diagonal of which is modest by today's standards of 4 inches. Above it, a speaker is displayed, and at the bottom is a typical panel for controlling the device, consisting of 3 touch buttons without illumination. Still below the panel there is a hole of the spoken microphone. On the lower edge and the left edge of the smartphone there are no interface or control elements. At the top end of the device are grouped a lock button and ports: a 3.5-mm audio jack and micro-USB. On the right side of the smart phone are located two buttons to control its volume. On the back cover there are holes of the loud speaker and the main camera. There is also a manufacturer's logo here. There are three variants of the color design of the case for this device: white, yellow and black. In the first two cases, the coating is glossy and fingerprints and dirt are well collected on it. But in the black version of the surface of loose and such problems with the owners of this gadget does not arise.

Smartphone Processor

At the heart of the "Lenovo A369i" is a very modest chip by today's standards. This is MT6572 with the index "W". He only has 2 compute modules based on the energy-efficient architecture "A7", but at the same time it can not boast of a high level of performance. The processor itself is manufactured according to the standards of the 28-nm process. The clock frequency of each of the modules can reach 1.3 GHz with the greatest load. This CPU will easily cope with such tasks as browsing Internet resources, reading books, listening to radio and music, simple games of entry level. Even movies on it can be watched, only not here at 1920 x 1080 resolution (although this in some cases can work). What certainly will not be launched on this device, so this is the most demanding 3D toys. This chip is not designed for them - you need to buy a more expensive device for these purposes.

Display and graphic accelerator

The screen diagonal of this smartphone is very modest, as at the present times, and is only 4 inches. The display resolution is 800 x 480. The screen matrix is manufactured using the "TFT" technology. There is also an air gap between the sensor surface and the screen. Therefore, the quality of the display is far from ideal, and at viewing angles other than 90 degrees there is distortion of the picture. The undeniable advantage of this device is the availability of a graphics accelerator - "Mali-400MP". He can not boast of an outstanding level of performance, but his hardware resources are enough to display an image on such a small display. This removes the additional load from the CPU, which will not further process the graphic information.

Camera device

There is only the main camera in the "Lenovo A369i". The photos and videos received with its help are of very modest quality. This is not surprising: it is based on a sensor of only 2 megapixels. This is clearly not enough to get high-quality photos and videos. Also in the smartphone there is no backlight and autofocus system. That is, this device can not take pictures with a lack of lighting and when you try to capture the text, it turns out to be mostly blurry in most cases. Video camera can only shoot in 720p.

Memory

"Lenovo A369i" boasts a total of 512 MB of RAM. This is clearly not enough to run resource-intensive applications. In this case, the user can expect a maximum of 200 MB. The remaining 312 MB will be occupied by the operating system and the pre-installed software. The capacity of the integrated drive is also quite modest: only 4 GB. A user of them can use only 1.27 GB for his needs. The rest is occupied by the operating system and pre-installed software with the proprietary shell. A special compensation for the small capacity of the built-in drive is the presence of a flash card installation slot, the maximum size of which can be 32 GB. But again, not all programs can be installed on an external drive, and at a certain stage you will have to choose the software that you can not do without. But personal photos and videos should be stored on some cloud service. This will avoid their loss in case of loss of the device or its failure.

Gadget Autonomy

The small capacity of the complete battery is one of the main drawbacks of "Lenovo A369i". Its characteristics really do not impress: only 1500 mAh and 1-2 days of battery life at an average load level. Demanding toys on this smartphone can not work normally, and reduce the battery life of less than 24 hours from the owners of this device will not work. Well, in the case of using the phone as an ordinary "ringer" for calls and SMS, the autonomy time will increase to 3 days. The output current of the complete charger is 700 mA. Accordingly, one battery charge will occupy: 1500 mAh / 700 mA = 2.15 hours. That is, every 1-2 days will have to spend on charging the smartphone.

Data exchange

The list of wireless interfaces is as follows:

• Wai-Fai (the maximum speed of 100 Mbit / s, it is perfect for downloading large files).
• Bluetooth (allows you to connect a smartphone to various devices and share a small amount of data with similar "smart" phones).
• Mobile networks of the second and, of course, the third generation (in the latter case, the speed can reach 7 Mb / s, this is enough to make a video call, only the communication process will be complicated in this case: one camera on the back will lead to that , That either you will see the interlocutor, or he will you).

Wired interfaces in this device are only two: micro-USB and 3.5-mm audio jack.

System software

The OS "Android" is quite outdated version 4.2 and the proprietary shell from the manufacturer's company is the system software under which the smartphone "Lenovo A369i" functions. It is not necessary to wait for updates to appear. The device has been on the market for a long time, and during this time the manufacturer did not release any new modifications of the system software. In the rest, the standard set of software is installed on the device: clients of international social networks, built-in mini-programs and a set of software from Google. All the rest of the new owners of this gadget will have to install from the company's application store or other sources. Only a lot of programs can not be installed: there is very little built-in memory.

Price for today

The phone "Lenovo A369i" at the time of its sales beginning - in November 2013 - was estimated at $ 120. Now its cost in black execution has decreased almost 2 times and is equal to 65 dollars. In turn, less practical yellow and white shells are valued at $ 4 more expensive - $ 69. For this money you get a gadget with a full set of the most popular functions. In this niche is one of the best smartphones to date.

Owner feedback

Many flaws are in the "Lenovo A369i". The reviews highlight the following:

• Absence of a GPS sensor. Determine the location of the device can only be using the A-GPS system. In the city this system works quite correctly. But on the road there may be an error of several kilometers. This point is not critical for those who do not plan to use a smartphone, like a GPS-navigator.
• Low quality of the screen and the main camera, which are offset by a democratic price tag of 65 dollars.

But the advantages of this device are as follows:

• High build quality.
• Excellent software component, which is based on the proprietary shell Lenovo Laucher.

Summary

Of course, "stars from the sky" is not enough "Lenovo A369i", but it's certainly an excellent "workhorse" for every day with the necessary set of functions. If you need just such a device, you can safely buy. This smartphone will meet all your expectations in this case.