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January 2, 2014 5:00 AM PST
The Lenovo A859 comes with two SIM card slots and Android 4.2.2.
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A midrange effort that Lenovo will announce for CES next week, the A859 smartphone skates by on specs that should satisfy, but certainly not astound. Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 is a fine operating system, but one that feels a bit stale when Android 4.4 KitKat is already updating smartphones today.
Operating system aside, the phone's 5-inch LCD IPS screen has a 1,280x720-pixel resolution, which is a big step down from the 1,920x1,080p HD resolution we're seeing on many phones of this size.
Still, it has a 178-degree viewing angle for those who look for such things. The handset measures 9.2 millimeters (0.36 inch) thick.
Further equipping the A859 are an 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.6-megapixel front-facing shooter. MediaTek supplies the 1.3GHz quad-core chipset, and a microSD card slot capable of taking 32GB in offboard storage balances out the 8GB internal storage capacity and 1GB of RAM. The features are very similar to Lenovo's 6-inch S930 and slightly stepped-down 4.7-inch S650.
We don't know price or availability yet, but we do know that the A859 has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and a 2,250mAh battery that promises a very decent life span on a single charge.
The dual SIM card slots and lack of LTE support (it does handle 2G and 3G networks) mean that the Lenovo A859 is probably not intended for US markets. Those seeking a higher-end experience from Lenovo should look at the Vibe Z, with Android 4.3, a state-of-the-art processor, and high-powered camera specs.
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Jessica Dolcourt reviews smartphones and cell phones, covers handset news, and pens the monthly column Smartphones Unlocked. A senior editor, she started at CNET in 2006 and spent four years reviewing mobile and desktop software before taking on devices. Full Bio
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