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Though Lenovo isn’t that big a name when it comes to smartphones, their new line of  smartphones apparently drew the biggest crowd at Sunday night’s CES Unveiled according to PCWorld.

Prices for the Android smartphones range from cheap entry level to the more expensive high-end. The phones are meant to be released in emerging markets like Russia, India, and Indonesia next year. Perhaps they might add Nigeria in the mix somewhere.

IdeaPhone P770

Source: Engadget

This phone runs Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and comes with a massive 3500mAh battery. According to PCWorld, “Lenovo claims that the P770′s large battery will keep the phone going for more than 12 hours, a claim we’re likely to believe given the fact that Motorola’s Droid Razr Maxx HD currently tops our battery life lab tests with a smaller 3300mAh battery.” It needs that battery to power its 4.5-inch qHD IPS display. We’re going to assume this is one of the high-end devices Lenovo has. Not ridiculously impressive, but if the battery life is really what they say it is, I guess it works out.

IdeaPhone S890
This phone is for those looking for more than just battery life. It features a vibrant 5-inch IPS display, with a screen about the same size as the original Samsung Galaxy Note. It also has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera, and runs Android 4.1 with a custom Lenovo skin running on top. PCWorld describes the phone as “a little too plasticky, but it performed well in spite of having only a dual-core chipset.”

IdeaPhone S720

Finally, there’s Lenovo’s entry level smartphone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The phone has the same display as the P770, and is set as more of multimedia device. The phone has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 8-megapixel camera, and ships with Dolby’s audio software pre-loaded for an enhanced listening experience. Many budget smartphones, like the Tecno N3, are still sold running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). I think this raises the bar for budget smartphones.

Source: PCWorld

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Faridah Demola-Seriki

Faridah Seriki has been interested in technology since she got her hands on a desktop when she was eight. She founded Technesstivity after releasing a successful blog she made for class combining her passion for both journalism and technology. Faridah graduated from Vivian Fowler in 2009 and lives in New York where she graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism

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