Lenovo is going to release their very own phone to the Chinese market this May 2010. They named it the Lenovo LePhone and it comes with a SnapDragon processor running a Skylight OS.
Not really sure why Lenovo would limit the release to China but aside from being a WCDMA smartphone, I guess they’re just testing the market. The Skylight OS used here is a customized Android OS for the LePhone.
Some of the feature details include a 3.7-inch touchscreen display (@ 480×800 pixels), Snapdragon 1.0GHz CPU, 3MP camera, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth and A-GPS.
If you look at one of the rendered photos above, you’ll see that the screen is detachable from the qwerty housing (similar to what they did with the IdeaPad U1). As such, the LePhone has a secondary battery (one below the qwerty and the other at the back of the display screen).
Check out the Lenovo Smartphone Product Tour below:
wow! that’s a cool phone!
Twitter: jmtuazon
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It’s Fugly! Seriously.
Twitter: pinkroma
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Whoa! So many new gadgets to drool on… hehe.
I like the design but I’m not sure about the ergonomics of the keyboard. I also hope the screen doesn’t detach easily from the keyboard.
Twitter: jerby129
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Been waiting for nokia to release a phone that will surely catch our multimedia taste buds. Come on nokia, wake up and fight back!!!
Twitter: simplynice93
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Looks good!!!!
wow! except for the funky keyboard design, I find it pretty good. I like the detachable concept going to phones as well.
Twitter: sylv3rblade
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CDMA
Twitter: rand0m_insanity
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That keyboard looks troublesome, if not confusing. Nice specs though.
Made in china,still suckz
Detachable keyboard on a phone could be an overkill. But who knows, it might work. So test it on the Chinese market first.
keyboard looks funky – and not in a good way
OMG! it seems more & more companies produce smartphone now. That’s a good thing. Reduce prices pls.
i think the design is very superior, and i hope the price is not that too high… hehehe
this is currently destined for china only
guys, i have this phone and its really superb.
recently my wife accidentally dropped it and broke the touch screen glass.now its not working.i think the screen glass needs replacement.anybody please give me info where can i find service center for this unit. thanks