December 15, 2015 at 07:59Six months of marriage or what pleased / upset the Lenovo s660 smartphone
There are many articles and video reviews of this smartphone on the Internet. However, most of them only talk about the characteristics and declared capabilities. I want to talk about personal feelings after several months of active life together. I bought this smartphone about six months ago. Before that, there were various dinosaurs, on which there was an android of the same prehistoric version and even the first version of windows phone (on the first Lumia). It is worth noting that the phone for me is not a “fashionable gadget”, but just a means for communication and remote control of various services, mobile banks, etc.
In brief, a few characteristics :
Of course, it is impossible to choose a phone in the store (and even more so on the Internet) so that it meets all the requirements. They need to use a couple of months. So, what is this smartphone. I chose it because for the price / quality it seemed to me optimal. It also supports the use of 2 SIM cards, which is really convenient, and switching between them is very fast.
In terms of its functionality, it competes with many “propelled” and expensive phones. The first thing that I liked after the old phones is the relatively large display. Sometimes in your free time, on a trip or somewhere else, you can easily sit on the Internet or play without collecting your eyes. I think this phone size is optimal. It is neither small nor “shovel”, it quite “fits” into your pocket. In the kit, he came with a cover. The cover at first seemed interesting, because the back of it immediately reminded me of building tape. :)
The middle plate of the case, like a roulette bent in half, twisted and formed a stand (in short, like a pig’s tail). :)
I agree, a convenient thing, but the “not solid” case implies the accumulation of small “dirt”, which eventually scratches the back cover of the phone. By the way, this back cover seems to be iron, but even this does not save it from scratches. In short, for half a year, the back cover around the perimeter of the “openness” of the cover is scratched. Therefore, it is better to order another one right away (I ordered a one-piece silicone case).
Also, this phone is good in the hand. For all the time of use, he never fell out of his hands. You know, there are some phones that just slip out of your hands and, as luck would have it, constantly on the asphalt. The main part of the "inside" of the phone is the battery. And actually it’s good. The phone holds a charge for a very long time. Of course, different applications require different consumption, but it struck me that using an audio player on a trip of 500 km at full volume, the battery ran out from 78% to 71%. Most "heavy" applications, this phone also pulls. All sorts of 3d-games, etc. - here you can also not worry, and the phone practically does not heat up, despite the metal case (cover).
There are two cameras in the phone. The rear camera takes fairly high-quality pictures and videos. Compared with a 5 m iPhone - I decided that lenovo is better. In addition, he is able to take cool HDR photos.
However, with the front camera, everything is different. A good quality selfie is unlikely to work. All the same, VGA quality.
And here is an example video (Full HD):
The memory in the phone is enough for me, and for whom it is not enough, I can also install a USB flash drive. There are no problems with this on the phone.
As for the main disadvantages. The first is a GPS navigator. When the phone is in the apartment (8th floor out of 9), gps catches satellites well, but when the phone is in the car, the “point on the map” synchronization always “jumps” back and forth while driving. In other words, to say that the gps in the phone is not very powerful. The same story with the reception of the Internet. The Internet works fine only with 3GH +. In 3GH and 3GE, waiting for the page to load is not fast.
In general, the smartphone is not very "powerful in reception." But you can look at it from the other side. The weaker the transmitter, the harmless the phone. Somewhere on the Internet even a table used to be with radiation level values. So I think that this phone is certainly not more harmful than others.
Another interesting “opportunity” is auto brightness. That is, with the help of a light sensor, the phone itself adjusts the brightness of the phone. However, I can’t say that it works in this mode correctly. Somehow he does not guess the phone with the brightness that we would like at one time or another. Therefore, I use the "manual adjustment" of brightness. By the way, in sunny weather, the screen is fully readable and everything is visible.
By the way, I recently found another minus. But this is most likely a “nit-picking”. For the sake of interest, I decided to make "virtual reality glasses" based on google cardboard. And after all sorts of settings, I realized that the phone does not have a gyroscope. There is an accelerometer, but no gyroscope. But this, I repeat, is not a very important feature for the phone in fact.
Conclusion
In principle, I did not find more flaws for six months in this phone. This phone completely suits me and I can recommend it to everyone (unless of course the GPS navigator is not the main thing for you). It’s not buggy, all the menus are smooth, an excellent file manager, etc. In my price category, but I bought it for $ 115.99 ( * ref), this smartphone is considered one of the best (if not the best). In short, the thing is good, and if you wanted to imagine one, feel free to take it!
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In brief, a few characteristics :
- Operating System: Android 4.2
- SIM Card: x2 SIM
- Display: 4.7 ", 960 x 540 pixels, 235 ppi
- Processor: Mediatek MTK6582M, 4 cores Cortex-A7, 1.3 GHz, Mali-400MP graphics
- RAM: 1 GB
- Flash memory: 8 GB
- Camera: 8 MP main, VGA front
- Wireless Technology: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
- GPS: no, only A-GPS
- Battery: 3000 mAh
- Dimensions: 137x69x10 mm
- Weight without SIM and memory card: 151 g
Of course, it is impossible to choose a phone in the store (and even more so on the Internet) so that it meets all the requirements. They need to use a couple of months. So, what is this smartphone. I chose it because for the price / quality it seemed to me optimal. It also supports the use of 2 SIM cards, which is really convenient, and switching between them is very fast.
In terms of its functionality, it competes with many “propelled” and expensive phones. The first thing that I liked after the old phones is the relatively large display. Sometimes in your free time, on a trip or somewhere else, you can easily sit on the Internet or play without collecting your eyes. I think this phone size is optimal. It is neither small nor “shovel”, it quite “fits” into your pocket. In the kit, he came with a cover. The cover at first seemed interesting, because the back of it immediately reminded me of building tape. :)
The middle plate of the case, like a roulette bent in half, twisted and formed a stand (in short, like a pig’s tail). :)
I agree, a convenient thing, but the “not solid” case implies the accumulation of small “dirt”, which eventually scratches the back cover of the phone. By the way, this back cover seems to be iron, but even this does not save it from scratches. In short, for half a year, the back cover around the perimeter of the “openness” of the cover is scratched. Therefore, it is better to order another one right away (I ordered a one-piece silicone case).
Also, this phone is good in the hand. For all the time of use, he never fell out of his hands. You know, there are some phones that just slip out of your hands and, as luck would have it, constantly on the asphalt. The main part of the "inside" of the phone is the battery. And actually it’s good. The phone holds a charge for a very long time. Of course, different applications require different consumption, but it struck me that using an audio player on a trip of 500 km at full volume, the battery ran out from 78% to 71%. Most "heavy" applications, this phone also pulls. All sorts of 3d-games, etc. - here you can also not worry, and the phone practically does not heat up, despite the metal case (cover).
There are two cameras in the phone. The rear camera takes fairly high-quality pictures and videos. Compared with a 5 m iPhone - I decided that lenovo is better. In addition, he is able to take cool HDR photos.
However, with the front camera, everything is different. A good quality selfie is unlikely to work. All the same, VGA quality.
And here is an example video (Full HD):
The memory in the phone is enough for me, and for whom it is not enough, I can also install a USB flash drive. There are no problems with this on the phone.
As for the main disadvantages. The first is a GPS navigator. When the phone is in the apartment (8th floor out of 9), gps catches satellites well, but when the phone is in the car, the “point on the map” synchronization always “jumps” back and forth while driving. In other words, to say that the gps in the phone is not very powerful. The same story with the reception of the Internet. The Internet works fine only with 3GH +. In 3GH and 3GE, waiting for the page to load is not fast.
In general, the smartphone is not very "powerful in reception." But you can look at it from the other side. The weaker the transmitter, the harmless the phone. Somewhere on the Internet even a table used to be with radiation level values. So I think that this phone is certainly not more harmful than others.
Another interesting “opportunity” is auto brightness. That is, with the help of a light sensor, the phone itself adjusts the brightness of the phone. However, I can’t say that it works in this mode correctly. Somehow he does not guess the phone with the brightness that we would like at one time or another. Therefore, I use the "manual adjustment" of brightness. By the way, in sunny weather, the screen is fully readable and everything is visible.
By the way, I recently found another minus. But this is most likely a “nit-picking”. For the sake of interest, I decided to make "virtual reality glasses" based on google cardboard. And after all sorts of settings, I realized that the phone does not have a gyroscope. There is an accelerometer, but no gyroscope. But this, I repeat, is not a very important feature for the phone in fact.
Conclusion
In principle, I did not find more flaws for six months in this phone. This phone completely suits me and I can recommend it to everyone (unless of course the GPS navigator is not the main thing for you). It’s not buggy, all the menus are smooth, an excellent file manager, etc. In my price category, but I bought it for $ 115.99 ( * ref), this smartphone is considered one of the best (if not the best). In short, the thing is good, and if you wanted to imagine one, feel free to take it!
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