Prices of all Lenovo Smartphones in Bangladesh

LAST UPDATE: 16 February 2017

Well after reading the history of Lenovo, you have to be amused. How on earth one company had done so many buying and selling in its lifetime and still going strong? I am not going to all the details but in short after founded in Beijing in 1984, Lenovo acquired IBM's PC business in 2005, and first became the world's top PC maker in 2013. It entered the Android and Windows tablet market in 2011, began selling Android smartphones in 2012, and acquired Motorola Mobility from Google in 2014. Its only in 2016 Lenovo has declared Smart Technologies BD as authorized distributor for Smartphone business in Bangladesh. Below is the price list of Lenovo mobiles available in Bangladeshi local market. Mobile prices are updated every day from different online and offline sources. I have only used the official retailer price here. keep in mind that all other prices must be lower than mentioned here.

Lenovo VIBE K5 Note
Price: 17,999 taka

Lenovo K3 Note
Price: 11,999 taka

Lenovo VIBE K5
Price: 11,799 taka

Lenovo A6000 Shot/A6010
Price: 9,900 taka

Lenovo VIBE P1m
Price: 8,999 taka

Lenovo A2010
Price: 5,499 taka

Lenovo A1000
Price: 4,599 taka

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Lenovo launches mid-range S60 Android phone in India

Lenovo India has launched a new S-series smartphone, the S60, priced at Rs. 12,999. The Lenovo S60 smartphone will be available via the company's brand store, thedostore.com alongside Flipkart and Amazon starting Monday. This mid-range smartphone joins the S-series family bearing striking resemblance with iPhone models. The dual-SIM based Lenovo S60 runs Android 4.4 KitKat with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. The company in a press statement confirms that the handset is upgradeable to Android 5.0 Lollipop; though no time-frame for the release of the update has been announced.

Last month, the Lenovo S60 was quietly launched in Russia for $290. The S60 sports a 5” 720p IPS display offering great viewing angles and is powered by a 64-bit quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 mobile chipset, 2GB of RAM, 8GB on-board storage, and memory slot to add up to 32GB microSD card. At the back, it has a 13MP camera with autofocus and LED flash while 5MP front camera is decent enough to take selfies. By default, the S60 runs the Android 4.4 Kitkat based Lenovo Vibe 2.0 UI and is expected to be upgraded to Vibe 3.0 UI based on Android 5.0 Lollipop in the near future.

Much like other Lenovo handsets, the Lenovo S60 also comes pre-installed with some proprietary DOit apps, such as SECUREit which will help users track, analyse and optimise their data usage; the SHAREit app for fast phone-to-phone data transfer capability without the need for Wi-Fi or mobile network; and SYNCit to that will give users a permanent backup of all their data and whilst making it accessible on any device.

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Lenovo covers both Android & Windows with Yoga 2 Tablet family, one have projector inside

Lenovo unveiled 3 new members of Yoga 2 tablet family members with Yoga 3 Pro ultrabook. And I must admit that all the products same something incredible under their hood. The 13.3 inch version is named a Yoga 2 Pro with built-in projector. The 8 inch and 10 inch tablets have both Android and Windows running variants. The Yoga 3 Pro has 4 modes to meet all the demands you can imagine - Laptop, Stand, Tent and Tablet.

Lenovo YOGA Tablet 2 13.3 Pro
The Yoga Tablet 2 Pro runs Android and packs a 13.3" QHD display. Its specialty is something unique. The tablet comes with an integrated projector, which allows you to beam the slate's display on up to 50" surface. It also has a 5W JBL subwoofer and two 1.5W front-facing speakers. This makes up for an 8W surround sound system, which promises to be quite good.



You can also use the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro as a way to easily project presentations during meetings on the go, making it an interesting choice for business users. I almost think the business use case here makes more sense than the consumer choice, if only because of how difficult it can still be to connect tablets to standard projection systems.

Since this is the latest slate in the Yoga family, it comes with cool stand allowing it for different viewing modes. In addition to the old Stand, Tilt and Hold, there's a new Hang mode which lets you hang the tablet on a wall, for instance.

Under the hood of the tablet operates a quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 processor and 2GB of RAM. Internal storage is 32GB, while the microSD card slot allows for additional expansion of up to 64GB.



In terms of connectivity, the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro supports USB on-the-go, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (but no 802.11ac), Bluetooth 4.0 and LTE. At the back of the tablet, there's an 8MP f/2.2 camera with LED flash, while at the front 1.6MP 720p shooter takes care of video chatting. But I guess its not a very good news for the selfie lovers.

The slate's battery is good enough for 15 hours of usage on a single charge. When in projection mode, the Yoga Table 2 Pro has up to 3 hours of battery life. All of these neat features have made the tablet quite heavy at 950 grams.

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro will be available from the end of October with the non-LTE model costing $499 which seems very reasonable to me.

Lenovo YOGA Tablet 2 family
If you are impressed with the 13.3 inch version then Lenovo has more in their bag. Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 family also comes in 8" and 10" versions; each one has both Android and Windows variants. The IPS LCD screens of the 10" and 8" models both have 1,920 x 1,200 pixel resolution, lower than the QHD screen of the Pro model but still fairly sharp in tablet terms – 226ppi and 283ppi respectively.



They are all powered by a quad-core Atom processor and share the Yoga Tablet's trademark kickstand. The new gen introduces the Hang mode – you basically hang the tablet like a picture. The three old modes – Hold, Tilt and Stand – are also possible. Inside the thicker bottom end of the tablet are stereo front-facing speakers by Dolby and Wolfson.

The two Android tablets share in other specs too – like an 8MP f/2.2 auto-focus camera on the back and a 1.6MP selfie camera. They have 16GB of built-in storage and support microSD cards up to 64GB, plus you can attach USB On-the-go for more storage or accessories.



The connectivity includes dual-band Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. The 10" tablet has an LTE option available only in some countries but US is not on the list. The 10" Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 measures 255 x 183 x 3-7.2mm and weighs 619g. The 8" model is 210 x 149 x 2.7-7mm and weighs 419g.

The Android version is rated up to 18 hours on a single charge with the extended battery, while the Windows version is rated up to 15 hours.

The Android version will start at $249.99 for the 8-inch version, $299.99 for the 10-inch model and be available beginning Oct. 9.

The 10-inch Windows model will be available for $399.99 in late October at Best Buy. The 8-inch variant will be available in November starting at $299.99.

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Google sold Motorola Mobility to Lenovo: But Why?

It was late night, probably around 3.45AM. I was watching Barcelona vs Levante football match on TV. Suddenly my Galaxy S3 made a buzz. It is nothing special. Your Android can buzz thousands time a day. I picked up my phone and looked up into lock screen. It was a CNET breaking news and it states ‘Lenovo buying Motorola from Google. More to follow.’ It’s the one of a kind news that you may never expect to hear, at least without any pre speculation. Immediately I picked up my laptop and start searching. Most of the sites have nothing on that matter at that point. But after a few minutes the news hung on every top websites. I have only one question at that time. Why Google? Why? After Moto X and Moto G success what could possibly lead them to do this?

One of the few reasons could be Google’s revenue decline as it continued to drag down company’s balance sheet, with the unit's operating loss actually widening to $384 million from $152 million a year ago. Let’s do some math. Lenovo bought Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion, which would make it around two and a half years since Google bought Moto for $12.5 billion in 2011. So by using simple math, you get that Google has lost some $9.6 billion in the process. Adding the money Motorola drained from Google on a quarterly basis the figure is even over $10 cool billion. Keep in mind that Google doesn’t sell the large portfolio of patents they bought from Motorola. It also got to keep the modular Project Ara.



When Google bought Motorola the latter was sitting on $3 billion in cash and close to $1 billion in tax credits so the deal cost Google around $8.5 billion. Then Google sold Moto’s set-top box business to Arris for around $2.4 billion, rounding the total to $6.1 billion. Finally by subtracting the $2.9 billion from Lenovo and you’re looking at a $3.2 billion loss by Google.

Google will likely have to suffer through a few more quarters as the deal goes through approval. The company hasn't stated when it will close. Motorola directly employs over 4,000 people, many of them at its headquarters in Libertyville. For the moment, at least, those employees and the executive team appear to be safe. Lenovo officials said there were no immediate plans for layoffs or a leadership shakeup. Things are a little more uncertain for those who rely indirectly on Motorola for their paycheck.

The deal, however, turns Lenovo into the third largest smartphone maker in the world. Lenovo is particularly proud of its investment in America. The CEO, Yang Yuanqing, even took time out during the Motorola press conference to reference President Barack Obama's call to invest in America during the State of the. In a follow-up statement, it claimed that the purchases of Motorola and IBM's server business mean that it has invested about $6 billion in the American market since 2005.

Flextronics cannot predict the future and, while it's hopeful about extending its manufacturing partnership with Motorola, it acknowledged that everything could change in a year from now. Still, when one of the few companies building PCs in the US joins forces with the only company building smartphones in the US, it's hard not to be at least slightly optimistic about the future of high-tech manufacturing in the country.

No matter what I am reading everywhere I am still not clear about Google’s intention. They are not like this type. I don’t believe they bought Motorola 2 years ago for making quick cash. Yeah I know about the patents but when you are in track, thinking about closing nexus line – all of a sudden it’s a shocking deal.

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Lenovo produces waterproof Android smartphone for China

Waterproof Android phone is something you always like. After a bunch of Xperia phone now Lenovo have one. We have got some news that one IP67 certified Lenovo A660 Android phone made by Lenovo is heading towards China now. The phone is safe from dust and water resistance of up to 1 meter for 30 minutes.

The Lenovo A660 also features two SIM slots with 3G connectivity, a 4-inch screen protected by Gorilla Glass, 5MP rear and VGA front-facing cameras with 1GHz dual-core processor and 1500 mAh batter. We don’t nothing about its price and release date yet.

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Lenovo announces 7-inch IdeaPad A1 1GHz tablet for $199 only

Various companies are going for low-level cheap Android running tablet market now. Lenovo now also joins the race. Their new 7-inch IdeaPad A1 costs only $199. It is the price of 8GB version. There’s a 16GB version, which will run you $249, plus a 32GB version for $299. Who would want those, considering there’s a microSD slot is another question.

Instead of Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the Lenovo IdeaPad A1 is a 7″ tablet that runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The 7″ screen is an IPS-LCD unit with 600 x 1024 pixels resolution. The A1 is powered by a one single core 1GHz Cortex-A8 processor and runs an almost untouched version of Gingerbread. There’s just a Lenovo-made widget and a Lenovo app store. You’ll have access to the real Android Market too, so you get the hundreds of thousands of apps that Android has to offer. There’s also an offline mapping solution courtesy of Navdroyd.

We can’t expect a Honeycomb update for IdeaPad A1 tablet. But there’s always a chance of a custom Honeycomb ROM.

Other specs for the IdeaPad A1 include a 3MP main camera and VGA secondary camera. The tablet is 10.1mm thick and weighs around 400g. It’s a Wi-Fi only device, there’s no Wi-Fi+3G version. Lenovo IdeaPad A1 will be released by the end of September.
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