The novelty of the budget class is trying to repeat the failed attempt of its predecessor to cross the line of the middle category. Did the manufacturer manage to fix all the shortcomings? Only after learning everything about the A7000, you can evaluate how successful the idea was.
Design
Changes only slightly affected the appearance of "Lenovo A7000". The company has slightly redesigned the camera and also changed the location of the main speaker. Otherwise, the look of the phone remained similar to the A6000.
Design just screams budget. This is confirmed by the use of plastic, and cheap. The dirtiness of the case worsens the impression even more. As in its predecessor, there is no olophobic coating on the case. The owner will be forced to spend a lot of time cleaning the smartphone.
The lack of coverage also affects the use of the device. Smartphone "Lenovo A7000" and strives to slip out of hand. A little brightens up the shortcomings of the excellent build quality. There will be no creaking even if you squeeze the device.
Significantly improves the work with the device its light weight - only 140 grams. FROMon the one hand, this is significantly larger than in the A6000, and on the other hand, the dimensions of the A7000 are superior to its brother.
Details on the case took their usual places. So, the front side has got a display, sensors, a front camera, a speaker, touch buttons and a logo. By the way, it should be noted that the controls are not backlit. It will be difficult for the user to get used to working with it in the dark.
The right side was allocated for the volume control, as well as the power button. The bottom end was taken under the USB connector, microphone and headset jack.
The back side sheltered the main camera, flash, brand name and speaker.
Actually, the changes occurred only in color variations. Now, in addition to the rather boring white and black, there is also a bright yellow model.
Screen
Increasing the display "Lenovo A7000" causes a double sensation. On the one hand, the diagonal is as much as 5.5 inches, on the other - low resolution. The smartphone received 1280 x 720 pixels. These parameters are quite enough for five inches, but the screen of the A7000 is larger.
The problem is not as critical as it might seem. Pixels are present, but noticeable only if you look closely. All problems fade when viewed on an HD quality machine.
Viewing angles in the device are increased due to the use of IPS-matrix. Although the smartphone does not perform well in the sun. The phone lacks brightness, and in strong lighting it is difficult to see something on the display. Surprisingly,there was no predecessor of this kind of problem.
The company has equipped the screen with an olophobic coating, but this does not protect against fingerprints. Perhaps the quality of the technology or something else fails, but it really interferes with work.
Camera
Lenovo A7000 will not stand out with high-quality pictures. The company once again provided its device with 8 megapixels that have taken root in state employees. The camera does not cause much dissatisfaction, because the quality is significantly above average. For everyday use, the characteristics are excellent, and more is not needed.
The resolution of the camera is 3264 x 2448, which is quite expected. Differences in resolutions of cheap devices are minimal.
The front camera "Lenovo A7000" surprises. They equipped the phone with five megapixels with a resolution of 2880 x 1728 pixels. The front camera turned out to be very successful not only for video communication, but also for self-portraits. There is slight noise in the pictures.
Hardware
The gadget was equipped with the already familiar MTK processor. The use of this detail allows not only to give the smartphone high performance, but also to significantly bring down the price of the A7000.
The processor has 8 cores with a frequency of 1.5 GHz each. In addition, the device has a performance of 64 bits.
Maximum use of the smartphone will help two gigabytes of RAM. Incredibly high performance for an inexpensive device. We can safely say that the A7000 is one of the most powerful state employees.
Native memory fades onthe general background of the hardware. Only 8 GB, of which the user will be able to manage only 6 gigabytes. You can increase the memory using a flash drive up to 64 GB.
System
He is in charge of the powerful "Android" stuffing of the modern version 5.0. On top of the system, the company placed a proprietary interface. The user will be faced with a shell similar to iOS. Installed applications do not have a separate folder and are placed directly on the desktop.
Together with the interface comes a lot of applications. Unfortunately, the user will not be able to remove many programs due to the lack of Root rights.
Autonomy
Taking into account the problem of low capacity in cheap devices, the manufacturer equipped the smartphone with a 2900 mAh battery. A relatively good battery can support the phone offline for two days.
Active work with the device will reduce the time to 6 hours. This is a pretty good indicator for such a powerful device. In case of urgent need, it will not be difficult to replace the battery with a large capacity.
Package
The set turned out to be almost standard: smartphone, manual, USB cable, adapter. Given the quality of the plastic, it would be useful to purchase a case for the Lenovo A7000 phone. In addition, the user will be forced to purchase a headset that is not included in the set.
Price
Powerful filling significantly increases the cost of the phone "Lenovo A7000". The price reaches about 13 thousand rubles. Regarding budget smartphones,it's high, but for a mid-range phone like the A7000, it's acceptable.
Positive Feedback
Lenovo A7000 received a lot of praise. Reviews highlight excellent stuffing among the mass of advantages. It was high performance that allowed the device to move into a more expensive category.
The new version of "Android" is also a very nice feature. Now the owners of the device will not need to pay attention to updating for a long time.
The huge display is also worthy of praise. Although the resolution is a little off, the overall screen is excellent.
Negative reviews
All the negative aspects of the smartphone are associated with its evolution. To begin with, having changed the price category, the phone remained with a very unpresentable appearance. And the quality of the material generally leaves much to be desired.
Fans of series A will be unpleasantly surprised by the cost of the device. Now the price is similar to many representatives of the S line.
Previously acceptable for a cheap gadget, the camera looks like a black sheep in the expensive A7000. Does not improve the overall impression and an excellent front camera. The camera looks unattractive, especially for the price.
Result
Still, the smartphone was able to make a gap between the categories, although the device still has a large number of flaws. Perhaps the followers of the A7000 will not have such problems, but the device turned out to be far from ideal.
