Lenovo has launched two new smartphones in the A series, a budget smartphone called the A1000 with 3G support and an improved version of the A6000 Plus called the A6000 Shot with a better 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing. It has also launched the K3 Note Music smartphone, which is the same K3 Note smartphone that comes with a ceramic speakers on the back that has Smart PA audio chip and Waves MaxxAudio technology that amplifies the sound and improves the audio.
Lenovo A1000 specifications
- 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA TFT-TN display
- 1.3 GHz quad-core Spreadtrun SC7731 processor with Mali-400 GPU
- 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 32GB
- Dual SIM
- Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
- 5MP fixed-focus rear camera with LED Flash
- VGA fixed-focus front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 64×124.5×10.6mm; Weight: 132g
- 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2050mAh (Typical) battery / 2000mAh (minimum)
Lenovo A6000 Shot specifications
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
- 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 306 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
- Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
- Dual (micro) SIMs
- 13MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 70.5 x 140.9 x 8.4; Weight: 130g
- 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2300mAh battery
Lenovo K3 Note Music specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with 178-degree wide viewing angle, 400 nits brightness
- 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor with Mali-T760 MP2 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI
- Dual SIM (4G + 4G)
- 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
- 5MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 152.6x 76×7.99mm
- Dolby ATMOS, Ceramic Speakers
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 3000mAh (Typical) battery / 2900mAh (Rated)
The Lenovo A1000 comes in Onyx Black and Pearl White colors and is priced at Rs. 4,999, the Lenovo A6000 Shot comes in Onyx Black, Pearl White and Carmine Red colors and the Lenovo K3 Note Music comes in Pearl White, Onyx Black and Laser Yellow colors and is priced at Rs. 12,999. All these smartphones will be available for sale offline exclusively from the last week of October, unlike its earlier smartphones that are being sold exclusively online.
Lenovo in partnership with Motorola will launch its Exclusive Service Centers (ESCs) across the country. It will launch of more than 50 ESCs across 40 cities by Diwali this year and more than 100 such centers by the middle of next year. Currently, Lenovo has more than 350 service centers across India, said the company.
Commenting on the launch, Sudhin Mathur, Director- Smartphones, Lenovo India said:
Our product line ups have mostly been customer demand based. In the past year, the growing customer response to our 4G portfolio has been very encouraging. We are now looking to offer our customers an improved service experience. We are enhancing some of our most popular smartphone devices with premium add-on features for Diwali.