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Lenovo is launching the LePhone K800 in China, making it the first Intel Medfield-powered Android smartphone in the world’s most populous country. The device is pretty cool, sporting a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor under the hood (along with a 400MHz GPU), as well as a 4.5-inch IPS display, 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, 1GB of RAM, HSPA+ and Wi-Fi connectivity, 16GB of built-in memory and so on. The problem, however, is that it still runs Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread rather than Ice Cream Sandwich, though we’re sure the update is in works as we speak.
Price wise, Lenovo is asking RMB 3,299 (about $524) for the unlocked, SIM-free device, and is making it available through its website and retail stores, 360Buy.com and selected Suning & GOME stores.
We did manage to briefly check out the LePhone K800 during this year’s CES and we liked what we’ve seen. Chances are many things have been changed and now the phone is working even better. Hopefully, we’ll have a review unit soon when we’ll get back to you with more information. Stay tuned…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
