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Lenovo A60 Android phone lands in the Philippines

Name: Lenovo A60 Android phone lands in the Philippines
Brand: Lenovo
Rating: 4.4 (1 reviews)

Abe Olandres October 17, 2011 · 1 min read

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Lenovo Mobile has just announced their very first phone (and an Android for that matter) in the country — a Gingerbread-touting, entry-level smartphone called the Lenovo A60.

This is the first time we’ve actually heard of Lenovo going into the mobile market in the Philippines.

Lenovo A60 specs:
3.5″ HVGA display @ 320×480 pixels
MT6573 ARM11 650MHz + MT6162 ARM9 400MHz
PowerVR SGX 531
256MB RAM
512MB ROM
220MB internal storage
up to 16GB via microSD
3G/HSDPA
WiFi 802.11 b/g, WiFi hotspot
Bluetooth w/ A2DP, EDR
GPS with aGPS support
3.2MP rear camera
0.3MP front-facing camera
FM radio tuner
Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread
Li-Ion 1500mAh battery

Oh wait — it’s dual-SIM too! Dual-standby, that is.

The suggested retail price is Php7,990. The specs doesn’t really inspire a lot of awe, especially that low-res screen. The specs aren’t verified so they might change as we dig for more info. Will get more details and update this once we get them.

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Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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216 Comments

Sam Milbee · 14 years ago

Lenovo a60 seems to be a decent phone for just 7-8k but i choose LG Optimus One instead. This is my first Android. I kinda suspect the support for Lenovo phone. LG though not great is good enough. The way Lenovo customized the UI is too much which made me go for LG. I hate Samsung cheapo droids, the screen is so awful.

Mr. Meowmers · 14 years ago

specs according to lenovo http://lenovomobile.com.ph/products/a60_tech-specs :)

jun · 14 years ago

pwede bang iupgrade ang os nito into newer versions of android? my wife bought a unit and i find it awesome. would want to upgrade to a newer version of android though, planning to buy one for my self.

imlukin4luv · 14 years ago

Hi @blue
paki check mo nalang ang data settings mo i am sure yun lang problem pag connection. Check mo na din ang tamang setting ng service provider mo.

@Yeng yeng buti naman at nagustuhan mo kasi ako satisfied ako sa phone na ito sana nga maglabas sila ng dual sim na 5 inch tulad ng samsung note. :)

imlukin4luv · 14 years ago

Hi @blue
paki check mo nalang ang data settings mo i am sure yun lang problem pag connection. Check mo na din ang tamang setting ng service provider mo.

blue · 14 years ago

Hi, tulong naman oh :) just got my a60 kahapon, ok naman lahat exept sa apps niya, di nagkokonek sa net pag app gamit ko ( facebook app tsaka yung iba pa) pero pag browser gamit ko kokonek naman…. it must be just a setting lang siguro sino makakatulong?? thanks a lot!

yengyeng · 14 years ago

i got mine yesterday, sobrang masaya ko sa features nya, dual sim na android tlga hnhnap ko kaya naexcite ako sa phone na to. with the apps ok nman, nlagyan ko sha ng kindle from android market. You just need to register your google account through android market.sa facebook nman, kung sa browser ka ngchchek try mo itype facebook for android then dun mo na idl. Happy new year everyone!

imlukin4luv · 14 years ago

Hi @kangkongcornick oo nga tama ka jan. Peace sa lahat…Merry Xmas na din sanyo! Yes na notice ko nga sa lenovo mas bihira sya mag lag kesa sa samsung i9000 ko kaya eto gamit ko kasi minsan mag lag ang samsung ko eh lalo na pag marami ng apps. So far yung lenovo ko di pa masyado. Sana nga lumabas na din yung 5 inch nila kasi gusto ko yung specs ng phoneblet nila at sana din mag labas din sila ng extended battery or longer battery life ng phone na ilalabas nila.

imlukin4luv · 14 years ago

Hi @Divyesh Welcome. :)

imlukin4luv · 14 years ago

@kangkongcornick eto yung link nung 5inch na phoneblet ng lenovo: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/5-inch-lenovo-android-phone-photos-leak-20111122/ at http://futureandroidphonesreviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/lenovo-lepad-price-and-release-date.html

soon to be released daw atleast mas cheaper kesa sa galaxy note ng samsung tried and tested naman na ang lenovo so i think i might go for that 5 inch na phoneblet

eto naman yung 4.3inch nila na phone: http://www.techzek.com/lenovo-announces-lephone-k2-full-specs-price-release-date-not-yet-revealed/

check mo lang. hehehe di ako nagbebenta ha mahilig lang ako sa gadget at nakita ko ang performance ng lenovo at mukhang good working performance ang lenovo. kung baga tried and tested na. :)

Divyesh · 14 years ago

Hey Thanks for sharing such kind of sites.

KangkongCornick · 14 years ago

Wala ano man, hirap kasi sa ibang tao di na nga nagbabasa ng mabuti panay hirit pa ng walang katuturan basta makapagpasikat lang. Sa mga viewers dito peace lang tayo mga tsong, andito lang tayo para mag-share ng experience sa mga bagong hybrid phones ngayon.

Anyway, mas mataas ang benchmark ng lenovo a60 keysa sa cherry mobile stellar.

Matagal ko ng inaantay yung Lenovo p70 na may 2000 mAh battery kasi pinaka-importante sa akin ang long battery life. kung sino man po ang nakakaalam kung kelan dadating dito sa pinas itong lenovo p70 post nyo agad dito o baka meron kayong alam kung saan ito nabibili.

Lenovo a60 vs cherry mobile stellar. Lets Get It On!!!

imlukin4luv · 14 years ago

Hi @kangkongcornick Thank you sa help! :) Binasa ko kahapon yung review nung link na binigay ni @papichulo169 it seems like di nya binasa maigi ang specification at lalo na yung forum. wala sa kanila nag sabi ang spice at cherry mobile ay iisa actually mukhang yung “spice” ay parang cherry mobile or torque or myphone sa ibang country di ko lang sure kung saan pero ang currency nila is “RS” anyway na mention din dito sa review ang lenovo at sinasabi na kinopya ng spice ang design ng lenovo a60 at na mention din na china made ang phones ng spice or something to that effect. Ang point ko lang @papichulo169 di ako nag hahard sell or nagpopromote ng phone. sinasabi ko lang ang naexperience ko sa lenovo at tinutulungan ko lang mag decide ang mga purchasers. like sa sinabi ni @kangkongcornick meron sya stellar at lenovo and it seems ang cherry is laggy tulad ng sa orbit na nabasa ko before ko binili ang lenovo a60. with this information it would help purchasers kung ano ang dapat nila bilhin. andito lang tayo para mag guide at di manira o magmagaling. Once again @papichulo169 wala nag mamagaling dito lahat dito ay nagsasabi ng experiences nila sa phone na binili nila at tinutulungan ang mga buyers kung ano dapat ang para dapat sa kanila like sa sinabi ni @kangkongcornick: kung cherry mobile ang gusto mo then dun ka. which is true! wala ako sinabi na pangit ang cherry mobile at wag kayo bumili. and most of all basahin mo mabuit yung pinost mo na link kasi wala talag dun ang aka cherry mobile na sinasabi mo. sigure in design meron sa iba sa listahan pero like what i said yung spice na yan eh mukhang china phones na binebenta sa ibang country din under the guise of spice nga lang. anyway @kangkongcornick check mo pala isang product ng lenovo na lefone at p70 maganda din specs nya tapos maglalabas daw sila ng 5inch na phoneblet parang galaxy note ng samsung….parang gusto ko din yun!
…Merry Xmas! hehehe :)

gaby · 14 years ago

Eto pa link ng lenovo a60: http://www.aliexpress.com/store/100919/211088696-504698545/Lenovo-A60-3G-WCDMA-GSM-Dual-Sim-Quad-band-Android-2-3-Wifi-GPS-SmartPhone-with.html So it shows na lenovo a60 is from lenovo and cherry mobile phone: http://tv.com.ph/buzz/cherry+mobile.html has their own design and hard ware specifications. Point is that marami diversities ang mga android phones na ito especially kung mga China manufactured or made phones kasi alam natin lahat na pwede nila ikopya and design at capabilities ng kung ano mang brand ng phones,gadgets,etc.By the way kung nagustuhan nyo lenovo a60 meron din sila upgraded version nito which is lenovo p70: http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-p70-3g-wcdma-dual-sim-android-23-mt6573_p2718.html at lenovo lephone: http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-lephone-mini-a1-32abo-3g-wcdma-dual-sim-android-23-msm7227t_p2829.html at ang review nito is: http://techably.com/2011/12/lenovo-lephone-s760-android-phone-features-specifications/ at eto pa ang link of list of released lenovo brand phones: http://askhideki.com/tag/lenovo/ So my point is ang cherry mobile has their own list of different android mobile phones while lenovo has their own as well. so nasa inyo na which brand to buy since nag post na ako ng lists of specifications and brands kayo ng mamili which one to choose. Like yung sinabi ko before of course kung gusto nyo tried and tested phones go for the high end branded phones like HTC, Samsung, LG, Sonyericcson and so on and so forth. Any questions mention nyo nalang ako sa Twitter.

Papichulo169 · 14 years ago

Lenovo A60 a.k.a. Spice Mi-350 a.k.a. Cherry Mobile

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia%3Ci%3Emwc%3C/spice_mi_350-4343.php

Halata ka masyado Gaby. Masyado kang hardsell. Simple ka lang.

KangkongCornick · 14 years ago

Corny mo papichulo169, may pa-hardsell ka pang nalalaman nag-share lang yung tao ng experience nya sa lenovo a60, walang sense mga piangsasabi mo dito, mukang pro-cherry mobile ka edi yun gamitin mo. i have both lenovo a60 (bought from BSD international, SM north EDSA) and cherry mobile stellar (bought from SM north also) kung UI lang pag-uusapan OK na OK ang lenovo a60 at mas responsive pa. Ok din naman ang cherry mobile stellar pero ang problema lang laggy lalo sa ng opening apps kapag tuloy tuloy ang gamit. ikaw anong bang alam mo? simple ka lang ab-noy….

Trish · 14 years ago

Hey just wanna ask if you can use the qwerty for texting without having to turn the phone around (horizontally)? Like how iphones keyboards are :) thanks

Gaby · 14 years ago

Hi @Josh i don’t exactly know what these people are saying, i am using both samsung galaxy phones;P1000 and P9000, and the UI almost looks just the same. Though some settings were made different but still it works exactly the same, of course specification wise…samsung is better. Thats where some of the applications come in. Some are compatible some are not, all because i think of the processor or the make of the phone. Tho most of the applications i installed like papaya, viber, fring, pingchat, mau mau works on the phone. I installed also an application to change its UI and it works and looks ok. So i think some of those who are saying that it looks like China phone maybe just maybe they didnt really purchase and never tried the product. I say its perfectly fine for me…well if they come up with a five inch screen dual sim phone then i would certainly go for that than this. :) Plus lenovo are also makers of laptops and pc’s! And i have read they’re one on the top list in making good computers. Up to you though if you want to buy it or not or just go for samsung or lg or any make of android phone.

bobby · 14 years ago

hey guys i got one now… can anybody knows were to buy screen guard for this phone? thanx…

josh · 14 years ago

hello, guys san kayo nakabili nito? may store ba sila sa mga sm cyberzone? kamusta naman ang UI nya? sbi kasi ng iba prng china phone dw ang UI nito?

vhynz2k · 14 years ago

bro sa wellcom cyberzone, Php 7,835.00

bobby · 14 years ago

Hey guys…thanks these infos….am planning to buy one that`s why im looking these kind of information…

Gaby · 14 years ago

Battery life is good too! Ginamit ko yung 3g nya whole day and wifi from time to time then chat sa viber battery life is really ok.

Gaby · 14 years ago

Hi Jeffrey yung android market gamit ko. Need mo kasi mag register gamit google email mo muna para maka download ka ng applications.

jeffrey · 15 years ago

hi gaby, what app market are you using? thanks. ung akin ayaw ng android market e.

acp · 14 years ago

where selling Lenovo phones right and tried and tested already several units and everything is ok, connecting and downloading from android market is ok and fast depending on the internet connection… pano ba kayo nag pupunta sa market? check nyo internet connection pwedeng dun din problema… thanks

don · 15 years ago

can anyone help me to suggest whats the best dual sim phone (i just need it badly) in the market (available here in metro manila) right now, budget from 7k to 20k. thnk you so much guys

gaby · 15 years ago

Hi! I am using one right now for days now and it’s working good and fast for me. We all know that the specs aren’t that good but hey…it’s only 7999.00 for a dual sim android phone. I installed my usual applications like kindle, fring, viber, papaya farm and its working ok for me. I was looking for a dual sim android for awhile and i saw a cherry mobile dual android for Php 9999.00 which is more expensive than this one i got, i checked the review and specs and i have found out that there were lots of people dissatisfied with it. Good thing i saw this lenovo A60 or else i would have regretted the day i bought that cherry mobile.

Papichulo169 · 14 years ago

Lenovo A60 = Spice Mi-350
Spice Mobile India = Cherry Mobile Phils.

Mashado kang hardsell Gaby, simple ka lang.

jeffrey · 15 years ago

hi. i’ve also got one. my problem is, it does not have a calendar app. or, i cant see it. that is why even if i install other apk, it doesnt install.
also, android market cant be installed? since maybe china has banned google or something like that. thats why there is no gmail, android market, etc.

sakuragi · 15 years ago

poor processor usually found in knock-off chinese mobile phones.

atom · 15 years ago

hi guys, i just bought the lenovo A60 phone and it’s really nice. unfortunately, i can’t install apk in it, it won’t even connect and register in the market, can anyone help me? pretty please. Thanks!

Jbazt · 15 years ago

yes it will play flash embedded sites

lawrence · 15 years ago

add a little more, and u can get an xperia mini for 9k with specs that are miles ahead of this.

azec · 15 years ago

hi sir, can you comment on the picure quality

erikku · 15 years ago

Php7,990 tlga price neto kht sa CMK?

Rixxer · 15 years ago

7700 lang price nya sa CMK

erikku · 15 years ago

Php7,990 tlga price neto?

erikku · 15 years ago

ah ok SALAMAT po XD

dunddles · 15 years ago

@ erikku its available @ cmk cellphones in west ave.
Quality Cellular
144-C West Ave.
Quezon City Philippines
Mon-Sat 9am-6pm
(02)232-232-0 (02)736-6856

erikku · 15 years ago

san po makakabili neto?
galing ako sa SM North knina wala pa daw po sa Philippines neto, sa Singapore pa lang po daw meron.. [ag may alam po kayo kung saan nakakabili neto pa PM po sa FB account ko er****@yahoo.com SALAMAT PO! (^_^)

dunddles · 15 years ago

Quality Cellular
144-C West Ave.
Quezon City Philippines
Mon-Sat 9am-6pm
(02)232-232-0 (02)736-6856

TheBloggersPage · 15 years ago

The phone runs 2.3 version with 3.5in HVGA Capacitive Multi-Touchscreen. It has built-in Android Market to download tons of apps. It also supports flash player. The phone also has a built-in Portable WLAN Hotspot which can share internet connection up to 5 wireless devices. Cool!

sundaecone · 15 years ago

the specs seems fair. is the touchscreen capacitive or resisitive?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 15 years ago

Capacitive

jojo · 15 years ago

parang ok itong dual sim na ito, check nyo po sa youtube. at parang affordable din for an android and dual sim phone at that.

sir yuga, available na po ba ito sa Pinas?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 15 years ago

It will be launched here next week.

Andy · 15 years ago

Just the Android dual sim phone I’m looking for! Does anyone know which store in PH sells this phone? :-)

lawrence · 15 years ago

The question is if the specs is enough to support flash. I doubt, because of it can, it would be the cheapest phone to offer full android experience. next would be SE xperia mini.

erikku · 15 years ago

WOW! another nice device.. exited to have one.. sooo affordable and yet its a yummy gingerbread :D

secret · 15 years ago

i read in google searches that this doesn’t come with android market. is this true?

Noir · 15 years ago

I just asked it from Lenovo themselves.

They have a FB page.

Even if they dont ship it there are sites that says you can install it on your own

Jay Jay · 15 years ago

Lenovo phones are like Nokia in China. :)

BOBONG PINOY KA · 15 years ago

bobo mo talaga.. talagang wala kang alam pag tech na pinaguusapan. magbasa-basa ka nga gunggong

Kyle · 15 years ago

The price is OK, but it could’ve been a bit cheaper. It’s. actually cheaper here than if you purchase it from HOTMID.com or Merimobiles.

hamskies · 15 years ago

Where can you buy this phone?

Noir · 15 years ago

I was wondering about that myself but there are some youtube videos showing the A60 playing youtube videos.

I think i just typed something that somehow makes me laugh when I read it again….

lawrence · 15 years ago

I wonder if the youtube video the a60 is playing is about an a60 playing a youtube video of an a60 playing a youtube video of an a60.. dot. dot. dot.

Jeorge · 15 years ago

matanong lang guys kung ung browser ba neto capable mag play ng flash?

lawrence · 15 years ago

I think it is possible. It’s the same case with the first gen archos tablet. for efficiency maybe, the smaller cpu will take the lighter activities. I think they can’t work simultaneously as a 1Ghz++ processor though.

Specs of the phone is actually decent. with that price, it is in the same league of SE X8, Galaxy Mini, Nokia 500. This one got a dual-sim, so I guess its the best entry level android phone ATM.