Have you heard that little-known companies (mainly from China) are producing various fakes? They often copy successful phone models from the most famous manufacturers, “stuff” them with good (and sometimes average) equipment and sell them at a reduced price.
Today we will talk about just such a phone. This is Lenovo S850C. Customer reviews, as well as information on the official website of the company that developed the model, indicate that such a model does not exist in nature.
Therefore, in order to figure out what kind of phone it is and whether it is worth buying, we are writing this article.
What is this model?
So, the Lenovo S850C doesn't really exist. Everyone can make sure by going to the "smartphones" section on the official Lenovo website. There's the S850, one of the 'mid-range' models that has great specs and a pretty attractive design. Actually, because of this, unscrupulous manufacturers copy the phone, releasing its “clone” with the “C” index. Although in practice, the Lenovo S850C smartphone does not exist.
However, purely out of interest, we will review this model and try to find out why it is sogood. Indeed, if we analyze the demand for the device at one of the Chinese auctions, people are very willing to take it there. Plus, on the same resource there is information about the mobile device, its characteristics, reviews. This is a great opportunity for us to find out what this model is.
Body and assembly
Let's start with how the phone is assembled. If you look at what customer reviews say about Lenovo S850C, then in general there is nothing bad there. The case of the device in the photos looks pretty good. In real life, however, it turns out that this is ordinary plastic, clearly inferior to the material from which the original is made. Although in general, this can be noticed only in direct contact with the model. From afar, the phone resembles the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. Thanks to this, the design of the device can be called attractive. This is probably what the Lenovo S850C manufacturers were trying to achieve.
Device design
Since we started talking about the appearance of the phone, we will describe it briefly in this part of the article. So, nothing special, of course, the Chinese copyright infringers did not offer. The smartphone really looks like one of the latest Galaxy - the phone is very thin (it has a thickness of only 8 millimeters) and large. At the same time, there are body indents above and below the 5-inch screen (which are clearly smaller in Alpha). Because of this, of course, the model looks less impressive.
Nevertheless, the Lenovo S850C home button (reviews confirm this) looks and functions great. Of course, there is no touch sensor in it, but there are no sinkings or irregularities in the courseobserved.
Processor
There is a separate story about the filling of a clone smartphone. Officially, on the page where the "original" Lenovo S850C is sold, the following technical features are indicated: MTK 6592 processor for 8 cores with a clock frequency of 2.5 Ghz. This is a very good indicator, with it the device is able to function in normal mode without delays and slowdowns. It would seem that you can safely buy such a device and not worry that it will "fail".
But, in fact, the situation is a little worse. If you read customer reviews about the fake Lenovo S850C, it seems that the manufacturer puts the wrong processor. Users noted that after doing some technical tests on their device (provided, for example, by applications like AnTuTu), they realized that the phone has a weaker processor with a clock speed of 1.2 GHz, consisting of 4 cores. Even though the quad-core hardware seems to be able to provide excellent phone performance, users still complain about some interaction problems.
Smartphone memory
With the memory of the phone, however, if you read reviews about the Lenovo S850C, everything is fine. As promised, the manufacturer made available 16 GB of memory, providing, in addition to this, one more slot for an additional microSD card. Thus, the owner of the device has the opportunity to expand the phone's memory if necessary.
This is useful because thissmartphone, you can conveniently watch your favorite movies and series while on the road, for example.
Display
There are no complaints about the screen, which the Lenovo copycat S850C equipped with. In principle, the device has a typical IPS HD display for similar budget models of Chinese origin, which has a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels.
Yes, no technologies that allow you to transmit a picture more clearly (such as the absence of glare or the same image from different angles) were used on a smartphone. The image here is worse than on the flagship models of Samsung and Apple, which have more modest specifications. Apparently, it's all about optimizing screens for hardware capabilities, which has always "suffered" in budget phones from little-known or noname manufacturers.
Device camera
The phone's camera has the same problem. Opening the specifications of the Lenovo S850C smartphone, you can see that the main camera has a resolution of 13 megapixels, and the front one - 5 megapixels. It would seem that these are high figures, which should mean high quality shooting. But it wasn't there!
An important parameter is also the matrix, which cannot be different on copy phones. Therefore, if you compare the quality of photos taken by a Nokia Lumia with a 5-megapixel camera and a 13-megapixel camera from a "non-Lenovo" (S850c phone), the reviews will clearly indicate that Nokia shoots better.
The reason is again in the development of some integration solutionsand technologies that "underground" companies that copy other people's devices do not have.
Battery
So, what else is important for modern smartphones is the time of work. Agree, a very unpleasant moment when your phone is discharged at the most crucial moment. Moreover, it can be anything - the need to call, go to the online map, take a picture or watch the series. In various life situations, a dead battery can seriously spoil our mood. That's why it's so important to choose a device that will last a long time and need to be charged as little as possible.
Speaking specifically about the model that became the object of our review, the "original" Lenovo S850C (reviewed as a phone of average endurance) has a 2800 mAh battery. It is hard to say whether this is true or not, most buyers do not measure the actual battery parameter of the purchased device (especially since we are talking about a Chinese fake).
However, on the site where the model is sold, the service life on a single charge is 2-3 days; while the real owners of the Lenovo S850C (they probably simply did not see the characteristics) note that the phone works for a day if it is actively used.
Cost
Having described the device, it would be time to mention its cost. So, as noted earlier, the phone (due to its illegal origin) belongs to budget models produced by noname companies. Plus, we add to this the inconsistency with the declaredfeatures complained about by customers. Thus, we get a completely justified price of 120-150 dollars.
Why is the price in this box? Yes, because the sale of devices is carried out through different sellers at Chinese auctions. For this reason, one of them can find a phone for 119 dollars, and the other - for 149 dollars. Moreover, it is not a fact that in a couple of days the price will not change in the opposite direction.
Where to buy?
Accordingly, we answer the question of where you can buy a fake S850C smartphone - on Chinese online stores. Of course, they are also sold with us - you can take a model from your hands on any bulletin board or some kind of auction. Still the same phones can be sold somewhere in the transition, however, the price there will be overpriced one and a half times.
As for the official mobile networks, you will not find such a phone there. Like the device itself, the Lenovo S850C firmware is not certified either for sale in Russia or for distribution in the world. Chinese stores are an exception - here you can buy not such products. The main thing is that this phone is clearly cheaper here.
In order not to look for such services, we can offer you the most famous and convenient of them - the Aliexpress website. Here the specified model is present exactly - finding it is not a problem. The store offers free shipping to customers from all over the world - this can already be an argument "For" a purchase here.
Guarantees
Of course, a significant disadvantage of havingto purchase the phone to which this article is dedicated, are the guarantees provided by merchants on the same "Ali".
Since even the characteristics of the model indicate slightly different data than in real life, you should not be surprised that they want to deceive you. There are real reviews that buyers were sent non-working or defective goods, for which it was very difficult to return the money. The only way to avoid this situation is to know the rules of working with Aliexpress.
First of all, do not confirm the transaction before you receive the goods. Otherwise, nothing can be proven. Second - in case of receiving a low-quality product, be sure to open a dispute with the seller (Open Dispute). In it, briefly describe the essence of your problem (you can use Google Translate).
The seller will unsubscribe anyway, but as some reviews indicate, sometimes they write some kind of incoherent nonsense to force the user to end the dispute. The trick is that if you do not respond within a certain period (usually 3-5 days), the complaint disappears and the dispute is closed. Your task is to keep writing, complaining, and in any case not to refuse the dispute on your own. In the end, you will be returned the money or agree to send the goods. It is better, of course, when creating a complaint, to choose the option of a refund (Full Moneyback).
User reviews
You ask: “But what about the reviews about the device itself? Does the phone work normally in everyday use? Well, we answer: the deviceperforms tasks perfectly in the event that you come across a conscientious seller. To select one, we recommend setting the filter by the number of orders and reviews "From the highest to the lowest". This way you will find products that hundreds if not thousands of people are buying. The chances that they were sold a low-quality product, and they did not complain, are minimal. At the same time, the probability that you will get married is also low.
And so in general the phone is worth the money. It is inexpensive, multifunctional (by the way, Android 4.4.2 is running on it) and quite nice in appearance. With it, it will be convenient for you to have fun watching movies, reading books, sometimes killing time with games. Actually, what else do you need from such a smartphone?
