Lenovo A850 Useful Guide and Tips:
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
SIM Dual SIM (Dual stand-by)
Announced 2013, August
Status Available. Released 2013, August
BODY
Dimensions 153.5 x 79.3 x 9.5 mm (6.04 x 3.12 x 0.37 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz)
DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 540 x 960 pixels, 5.5 inches (~200 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
DATA GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA
Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus
Video Yes
Secondary Yes, VGA
FEATURES
OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Mediatek MT6582
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX544
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML
Radio FM radio
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Li-Po 2250 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 490 h (2G) / Up to 490 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 28 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 30 min (3G)
Personal note:
I am currently using this phone and on my personal experience, it is a great device..
I have been playing Real Racing 3, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Need For Speed: Most Wanted and other high end games without issues..
my device has the Mali 400 GPU unlike the specification above saying it has the SGX544 GPU.. i checked it with an app from playstore which detects the CPU and GPU names..
However, i was only able to play these games because i rooted my phone and installed foldermount.. The stock Rom of Lenovo A850 does not support App to SD function therefore, it only has 2 Gigabytes of internal storage available and everytime you receive an update of an applicaion (ex. Facebook) it drains your internal memory drastically..
The only Setback of this device is its small memory storage.. And in order for me to overcome that, i have searched online for possible answers..
I hope this thread can help you..
I have searched 2 proven methods to enable user to move apps to sd card..
1. root phone, install foldermount and mount apps to external sd card..(not all apps can be moved to sd card)
2. flash S121 ROM to phone(my currently used method and is much better because all apps can be moved to sd card and external sd card can be set as default write disk)
How To root Lenovo A850 Easily
Step 1: Download Framaroot (see attachment) and install it (open a file explorer, navigate your download and tap on it; you can also directly open the apk from browser download section to install it). If you see a warning box then you require to check Unknown sources under Settings –> Security.
Step 2: Open the app and then tap on install superuser or super SU of your choice.
Step 3: You will see some rooting options. Tap on any of the available rooting method (Boromir and Faramir exploits only) and soon you'll see the success message.
For the use and download of foldermount, please refer to Sir Crunch's Post:
(already a premium app.. unlimited folders.. unpaid ver. only supports 3 folders)
http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=1065063
For those who wants to flash the S121 ROM, Here's the tutorial video.. links for the ROM are also available through here..
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=08Q4O8ntaJo
Sana makatulong sa po inyo...
** update ko lang po sa mga gustong maginstall ng custom recovery na TWRP or CWM.. **
Eto po yung link ng xda para sa custom recovery ng a850.. tested ko na po sya kaso hindi po gumana sakin yung CWM.. TWRP po ang current recovery ko... mas preferred ko naman po sya kase touch input po sya di tulad ng CWM na gumagamit lang ng hardware buttons for input..
Sana po makatulong..
forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a850/general/tutorial-install-cwm-twrp-lenovo-a850-t2642431
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
SIM Dual SIM (Dual stand-by)
Announced 2013, August
Status Available. Released 2013, August
BODY
Dimensions 153.5 x 79.3 x 9.5 mm (6.04 x 3.12 x 0.37 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz)
DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 540 x 960 pixels, 5.5 inches (~200 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
DATA GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA
Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus
Video Yes
Secondary Yes, VGA
FEATURES
OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Mediatek MT6582
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX544
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML
Radio FM radio
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Li-Po 2250 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 490 h (2G) / Up to 490 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 28 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 30 min (3G)
Personal note:
I am currently using this phone and on my personal experience, it is a great device..
I have been playing Real Racing 3, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Need For Speed: Most Wanted and other high end games without issues..
my device has the Mali 400 GPU unlike the specification above saying it has the SGX544 GPU.. i checked it with an app from playstore which detects the CPU and GPU names..
However, i was only able to play these games because i rooted my phone and installed foldermount.. The stock Rom of Lenovo A850 does not support App to SD function therefore, it only has 2 Gigabytes of internal storage available and everytime you receive an update of an applicaion (ex. Facebook) it drains your internal memory drastically..
The only Setback of this device is its small memory storage.. And in order for me to overcome that, i have searched online for possible answers..
I hope this thread can help you..
I have searched 2 proven methods to enable user to move apps to sd card..
1. root phone, install foldermount and mount apps to external sd card..(not all apps can be moved to sd card)
2. flash S121 ROM to phone(my currently used method and is much better because all apps can be moved to sd card and external sd card can be set as default write disk)
How To root Lenovo A850 Easily
Step 1: Download Framaroot (see attachment) and install it (open a file explorer, navigate your download and tap on it; you can also directly open the apk from browser download section to install it). If you see a warning box then you require to check Unknown sources under Settings –> Security.
Step 2: Open the app and then tap on install superuser or super SU of your choice.
Step 3: You will see some rooting options. Tap on any of the available rooting method (Boromir and Faramir exploits only) and soon you'll see the success message.
For the use and download of foldermount, please refer to Sir Crunch's Post:
(already a premium app.. unlimited folders.. unpaid ver. only supports 3 folders)
http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=1065063
For those who wants to flash the S121 ROM, Here's the tutorial video.. links for the ROM are also available through here..
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=08Q4O8ntaJo
Sana makatulong sa po inyo...
** update ko lang po sa mga gustong maginstall ng custom recovery na TWRP or CWM.. **
Eto po yung link ng xda para sa custom recovery ng a850.. tested ko na po sya kaso hindi po gumana sakin yung CWM.. TWRP po ang current recovery ko... mas preferred ko naman po sya kase touch input po sya di tulad ng CWM na gumagamit lang ng hardware buttons for input..
Sana po makatulong..
forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a850/general/tutorial-install-cwm-twrp-lenovo-a850-t2642431
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