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Lenovo Takes On the Mobile World with the LePhone

Lenovo is looking to enter the mobile phone market. Currently, their specialty is mobile computers. Lenovo’s first phone will be the LePhone and it’s not a bad handset at all. In fact, it’s really nice. Unfortunately, right now, it is only slated for release in China. There has been a rumor that it will be available in Europe with Lenovo LePhone deals, but there has been no confirmation on that yet.

Lenovo is known more for manufacturing mobile computers, then handsets. In fact this will be their first. However, because many of today’s smartphones and mobile phones are essentially, small, mobile computers/phones, this may end up being a pretty seamless transition.  The Lenovo LePhone will enter the market as a lower priced phone even though its features and specs are comparable to what one would find in a more costly mobile phone.

The Lenovo LePhone has a nice size 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen that is 3.7 inches, two cameras (one in the back of phone and the other in the front). One is 3 megapixels, which is a very decent camera phone that has essentially become standard in today’s handsets.  It has a 3.55 headphone jack, and 3G connectivity.  Additional memory can be added via the phone’s microSD card slot.

There are lots of applications that can be downloaded to the phone.  One of the most notable ones is the New Media Player with DivX support.  Individuals who participate in social networking sites will find that they have easy access to them, particularly Facebook, right from their phone.

As stated above, Lenovo is planning to enter China’s mobile phone market some time this year with the LePhone.  There has been no definitive discussion or announcement about whether or not the handset will be available in other countries, though there has been some mention in cyberspace that the phone will be released in Europe sometime this year. Hopefully the LePhone will follow in the footsteps of the Dell Mini 3, which had originally only been meant for Asian markets but is now heading in our direction.