Lenovo A7000 is the Chinese company's take on a mid-range smartphone with competitive features along with Alcatel Flash and Huawei Honor 4C. All three are expected to compete with the promising market share in Asia.
Google has launched several smartphone models in its bid to extend internet access with as many people as possible. Other companies such as Lenovo and Alcatel also recognize the huge market potential in Asia.
Lenovo A700 was recently launched at MWC as its budget phone aimed at the mid-range market while Alcatel introduced its Alcatel Flash that will be exclusively distributed by an Asian online store Lazada. These two companies might have taken a lesson or two from a well-known Asian market leader Xiaomi.
The growing attention to Asia has led to simultaneous launch of budget phones from different companies. They compete though publicity but most importantly through the money's worth. Below is a list of highlighted features for each handset:
Lenovo A7000 claims to be the first smartphone to have a Dolby Atmos certification. The handset has an impressive 1.5 GHz 64-bit True8Core processor for the price estimate of $170.
- 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera
- 5.5-inch IPS display
- 1,280 x 720 pixels
- Dolby Atmos certified
- 1.5GHz 64-bit MediaTek True8Core processor
- 2GB RAM
- 8 GB storage expandable to 32GB
- 2,900mAh
- Android
- Dual SIM device
- $170
Alcatel Flash Plus could be leading the two in terms of storage capacity as it has an 16 GB internal storage at a price of $149.
- 13 MP rear camera and 8 MP front camera
- 5.5-inch HD Display
- 720 x 1280 pixels
- 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 processor Mediatek MT6752M chipset, Octa-core
- 2GB RAM
- 16 GB storage expandable to 32B
- KitKat 4.4
- 4G LTE
- $149 USD
Huawei Honor 4C has added some cool features with its 13 MP main camera.
- 13 MP rear camera and 5 MP front camera
- LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR and panorama
- 5-inch HD IPS LCD
- 720 x 1280 pixels
- 1.2 GHz Octa-core processor HiSilicon Kirin 620 chipset
- 2 GB RAM
- 8 GB storage expandable 32 GB
- KitKat 4.4
- 4G LTE
- Dual-SIM feature
- $159 USD
The three companies have successfully created budget phones with the best features such prices could provide. The verdict is now left to consumer experience and whether or not their claimed specs will deliver. Which budget phone would you recommend?
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