Lenovo finished 2013 as the world’s fifth largest smartphone makerbehind
Samsung, Apple, Huawei and LG, and the company obviously doesn’t
intend to exit top 5 this year. That’s why, according to Chinese media,
throughout 2014 Lenovo wants to launch a total of 60 different
smartphone models, half of them being LTE-capable.
The first Golden Warrior handset from Lenovo, the S8, has only
been out for a few weeks or so. That, however, hasn't stopped the
Chinese smartphone maker from already unveiling its successor - the
Golden Warrior A8. Like the S8, the A8 is dirt cheap and comes with
some pretty nice specs. The main thing to note here, aside from the
slightly different design that even uses a Samsung-like faux leather
back cover, is the added support for 4G LTE connectivity. The lack
of that was apparently the main gripe people had with the S8. The
Lenovo Golden Warrior A8 has a 5-inch 720p HD touchscreen,
a 13 MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, and a 5 MP front camera
for selfies. The handset is powered by a MediaTek MT6592 chipset
with an octa-core CPU. The MediaTek MT6290 LTE modem can
handle download speeds of up to 150Mbps. The A8 comes with 2GB
of RAM, and 16GB of built-in storage. It runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat
with Lenovo's own Vibe UI 2.0 plastered on top.
introduced various new smartphones, like the high-end K920 which
sports a Quad HD display, or the affordable A805e.
