Lenovo A820

  • Released 2013
    151g, 9.9mm thickness
    Android 4.1.2
    4GB 1GB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    540x960 pixels
  • 8MP
    720p
  • 1GB RAM
    MT6589
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

Lenovo A820 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA
Launch Announced 2013. Released 2013
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 135 x 68.2 x 9.9 mm (5.31 x 2.69 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~60.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX544
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Video 720p
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)    
Price About 110 EUR

Lenovo A820 - User Reviews

  • Best android phone i ever use with dolby sound system. You can use any brand of head or ear phone, original or the copy one. This model still can give you the best music beat. If someone want swap this model with my iphone6 128gb for one whole month. I Will say yes! .. But its almost possible to repair or find this sparepart model. Thanks lenovo for unexpected model with fucking best sound system. FYI dolby is system that we use in cinema and making movie.

  • how can i insert the micro SD card to the phone

  • I cannot downlmad any play store what can do

  • My lenovo A820t have no 3G network mode how can i set it please

  • I can download play store.

  • Reformat the phone with the meteos app so you have more room in the main partition.

  • Hi... I have prob with lenovo 820.... I only have facebook and watsapp in my hp but the memory is so full that i could not download other app or even to update my apps. Recently all my pic in hp, including the downloaded whatsapp pic is gone. The phone only display blank black screen. This phone is just waste of money.

  • Just install another browser. I recommend you NB Browser, but is a paid app. Opera is free, but is almost as good. And freeze that chinese browser. Period.

  • Then you got a broken smartphone, dude... None of this problems have ocurred to me or my wife, we have a couple of A820's and they work like a charm. Concerning to guaranty, I can't defend Lenovo, since I never have contact them. But I think they will help 'cause they are very well positioned as a brand in my country. So, have you ever tried a FACTORY RESET? Or a HARD RESET? Google is your friend, you know?

  • KitKat is widely available from some time, but it is possible this will be the latest android this device will see.

  • This phone is great after installing an English ROM. The only trouble I ever had with it was internal memory and RAM filling up (just a few too many apps, heh). This led to updates/app downloads failing. Other than that, it was an utter dream phone at a beautiful price. If you don't plan to download a world of apps, this phone is extremely affordable and worth every dollar.

  • pls hw do activate my 3G network

  • This is fake 4.4. SDK version is 17, so it is JB4.2. There are real KK roms though and I'm working on one myself.

  • Kitkat is available on the A820 its based on CM11. I got a antutu score of 16k :) Its a really different experience. It will take some work to delete the chinees apps but its worth it.

  • no way update to kitkat

  • seting first to change language only =D

  • Im love it... can play COC, very clear...

  • no...

  • i had a lenovo s660 it doesn't receive incoming calls but it receive msg and send outgoing calls please help me rectify.

  • Can it be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat?

  • I have same issue. Can u help me how to enable 3gvon lenovo a 820t. In oamistan

  • you definitely have spoilage, why even bother posting here about it? go seek for help on forums if you don't have any other option

  • Hi guys .I have a problem with its browser.I can't read everything I am searching for because all the instruction were written in Chinese .I want it to make into English instructions .Please help me !

  • Hello everyone ! I have Lenovo A820 but google play store doesn't work and when evertime I disabled the messaging my phone call dialling and contacts are also disabled.

  • Definitely rubbish! You can buy it if you want to waste your time and money. Here are some problems of the product (A820t): 1) The screen locks frequently and becomes absolutely dark, 2) I have bought it less than one year ago. I have to remove the battery two or three times every day to restart it manually because the screen locks with no reason. 3) It often shows there is no SD card or the SD card removed unexpectedly while the SD card is in its own place! It's two simcards, one often stops working and it has to be restarted to work again, 4) It kills you to load a photos and videos, or a program. Booting or re-booting and loading apps takes several minutes, 5) The responsibility of the Lenovo's agent in my location to solve the problems of their product (guarantee) is about zero. I have to complain here because the company didn't concern these problems when I complained to them.

  • Im from Brazil and bought on aliexpress a few months ago this phone. Works good, but with some problems like do not recongized the songs if not in the audio folder. Some photos if a move the folder shows on the PC, but not in the phone. I dont why... Excluding these problems, the phone is perfect. Beatiful, good configuration.

  • Hello all, My lenovo A820 switches sometimes automatically to mute.. anybody solution for this?

  • not working dual sim working only one sim

  • My A 820 is discharging rather than charging Any clue? How do I fix it?

  • Go to settings>more>mobile network>preferred network type>3G only...U should get 3G if supported by lenovo a820..

  • Hi all, is here somebody who can help me? I bought Lenovo A820 in China e-shop. I'm living in Europe. My internet is very slow (max 0,2 Mbps) through mobile network. It seems that it use only G2 network. But speed internet (HSDPA, HSUPA) is also included in mobile specification. I'm not able to to find any system settings, where can be set prefered mobile network. Other phone got 7 Mbps when I tested speed. I heard that China G3 network is different from Europe G3 network. Is it true? Does it mean that in Europe I can't have biger speed than 0,2 Mbps? Thanks for answer in advance.

  • but in my Lenovo A820 Google play not works. How you did this?

  • How to remove predictive words?

  • My phone keep on restarting, i have tried other firmwares also the same. Did anyone can provide me solution? My phone now cannot on already. Even the recovery mode..

  • i have tested hardcore games like asphalt 8,fifa14 and real racing 3 showed a great performance no lagging at all seriusly bro

  • i agree to who said this phone have a great camera HD 720 video recording and fast due to CPU quadcore mtk6589m at 1GB ram,really affordable to have but i recommended to all to buy s650 :) peace

  • remove baidu browser

  • Why I got the Chinese brouser

  • g got a lenova it was good from the box then,it lost the sound for incoming call & am missing alot of call due this.

  • The Lenovo A820 arrived, it seemed great but then I had to make a phone call - nobody could hear me! I ran some apps to test the microphone - it was faulty. Caveat emptor!

  • too bad no front camera

  • Recently bought one, and cant get most basic applications to work e-mail or system update just close when you try to use them. Not very impressed

  • Ho, i have a820 and Google play works perfectly

  • The phone is great at specs, it make it work well, run almost all apk's and games go softly, i recommend to use a coocked rom, i preffer the one from Cappa72

  • I have managed to install Sygic 13.2.2. and it works fine like Google Maps. This phone is awesome...

  • lenovo a820 or p770 ? why ?

  • I bay this phone Lahore its good fast browser battery good camera good i like batter than s2 sum sung i phone4

  • Just got this phone for my daughter. Looks great, but for some reason it does not recognize the SD-card provided with the phone. What is going on?

  • Can you send a link how to root and root this phone with recommended rom? 10x a lot

  • Super , much better than my privious HTC one x

  • I strongly recommend this phone! I using INFRARED rom 4.1 and this phone works fluently! I have no problems at all. Battery works up to 2 days of hardly use.

  • Best phone i ever had!

  • can't install gps software , something is rong with those phones

  • Google play store not working in lenovo a820...

  • better than iPhone 4s? hahaha i have a iphone 4s and its very fast and never lags and crash, its a beauty, fast almost the same like iphone 5, nice try anyway :)))

  • yes it available

  • I am having problems to run 3G in this phone. I could not realize the procedure with APN, the phone didn't admit to me the acces ("APN problems" o something like that)

  • This phone have special preinstalled application for this hotspot. I bought this phone in China.

  • Bad experience! 1. It does self-reboot. It sits on the table and shuts-down, then comes back. 2. Doesn't pick up calls, without any indication. After taking out the battery and re-powering, it indicate missed calls. LUCKILY- it was stolen!! My sympathy to the thief...

  • The Lenovo A820 come with wifi hotspot

  • Disclaimer. We can not guarantee that the information on this page is 100% correct

  • This phone supports HD recording and image quailty is awesome, night pictures are great

  • Wifi hotspot -- is the Lenovo A820t come with wifi hotspot function? Some of you might not use this function; is a function that transmit internet data by wifi signal, GSMARENA spec review this phone with wifi hotspot BUT my Lenovo A820t don't have it, is there any mistake in the review?

  • hey guys i wan to buy this phone today can anybody answer below questions plz: 1. does it support HD vedio 2.how is camera quality 3.hows the picture quality 4.wats its price in india 5.how is service

  • i rooted my lenavo a820 by using this app one click root To root follow this then installed mobile uncle tool(search google for apk) then download CMW recovery and put it sd card.. this is the link cmw recovery..... then open mobile uncle tool..select update recovery...search for Recovery..then click on image file to reboot the device.. Finish if you want You can install rom from www.needrom.com or can install gapps (if you like stock rom) sory for my English any problem contact me [email protected]

  • Hi, I would like to buy this Lenovo, but I'm curious about this MTK processor. I've heard that there is a problem with GPS signal. Is that true?

  • Be aware that there is an A820E out there that supports CDMA 2000. In my country it runs at about 200 USD, give or take a few dollars. At the price, I think it's a great unit. Of course, I'd much rather prefer something like HTC One Dual SIM, but it offers no CDMA 2000 support, afaik, let alone the price tag.

  • I have been using it since April, 2013. Great phone it is! Good battery capability (1 day with hard use; my previous ZTE V970's battery time was about 16hours). Also, the internal SD can be merged with /data partition easly, there are many mod roms (including mine ;) ). This phone is really value for your money. The sound is really good. Loud enough, clear. One cons: this is really big. Bigger than I expected, but I could used to it.

  • a820t is made for a kind of 3G networks, called TD-SCDMA. Up until now, It seems only China is using it.

  • All, I have bought this telephone few days ago. I have noticed that Google play is operetional only for a while a. After few time there is an error and the only solution is to re-enter my google account. Any permanent Solution?

  • Dear all, I just bought a Lenovo A820t model from China, anyone know what is the "t" stand from? my phone only got 2Gb internal memory BUT the spec written 4Gb for A820, is it due to the "t" model? My phone also can not operate with Google Play & will only display Chinese language initially whenever I use internet; can I format this phone? Please help. Thank.

  • this the best phone i ever had... better than galaxy s2 4g... super speed.. can run any game...

  • is this phone available in English version ,because i have read from previous comments it is Chinese based language cell is it true? i am interested to buy only English version please guide

  • Flom Lenovo site.

  • Use Link2sd

  • I plan to buy this phone from etalk. Can you tell me more why not this etolk rom? I red that if this rom potion is not avaulable I should not buy at all. Probably I should saz that I am new to android and hane no idea how to change the rom and how to root.

  • I need to get the A820 Manuel in Spanish or English, where can I get it??

  • Same result for this one it is a good mobile phone but with same problem like the A706 auto rotate "Land scape" not functioning well and on texting you cant even Do texting on LAND SCAPE AND ALSO Watching video you can do it but in one side only but not on all side.. but then again it is a good phone.. some said it is the OS "Jelly Bean" not functioning well on this mobile phone.. I hope they will fix this or give some updates to function well,,

  • Battery is 2000Ah. It is adequate. If you are a heavy user you may have to charge it at your desk during the day but it is fine for most people.

  • Very good mobile phone.

  • I think it only comes with English and Chinese

  • hi maherDP i not get you are telling battery with 2850mAh but in all site it show 2000mah i want to buy this phone so just want to know the battery mah

  • Battery talk time about 6 hours there is a replacment battery with 2850mAh

  • Good and cheap phone. Works perfect for me. Recommend

  • Which is better lenovo a820 or a706?

  • Viber works perfectly.

  • Crazy good phone. Great sound, great signal, super fast. No complaints except no way to mount the SD card for moving apps to SD.

  • Yes

  • is this phone play googole play ? and what about app whats up and viber

  • is this mobile go whot during calls or during charging

  • is this phone has a gyroscopes system? thx

  • nice phone ... better than iPhone 4s

  • is this phone available in the philippines already? please reply, thanks!

  • Yes, there is an easy method to root A820. Verified.

  • Is there any dummy guide how to root this one safely?

  • hi by mistake I return the settings to the default and now I cannot find the language I had set. The only languages that I can find is English and Chinese. I am intersted in Greek. Could you please help me to what to do?

  • I solved the problem, user based wrong rom installing... Be careful, but phone is great! Dont waste ur money for stylish logo brands..

  • talke time?

  • I have problem, suddenly my phone do not detect slot 2 SIM card. I already try other 3 other SIM card that I have but still not detect. How to solve? Thanks.

  • I have too A820 but touchscreen calibration is reversed after installin new rom. Is anyone's have idea to fix it without new screen ordering?

  • Battery life is awesome. I get two days with moderate use. Gaming battery life is good as well. I haven't done any exact tests, but it is definitely better than average for Android phones.

  • how is the battery life for this phone..!!? how many hrs does it stands after 1-charge..!!? and while playin games also..!!?

  • Impressive to find something to enjoy in this price range. lenovo is going places.

  • I just bought this phone. Everything is in Chinese language, i want to set to English please help me. And also what is rooting means?

  • You don't have to root it if you don't want to. Just install the latest rom update and reset the device. Then disable all the apps you don't need.

  • slatedroid.com/topic/72057-lenovo-ideaphone-a820­/

  • lenovo quality device, better screen then my old htc desire and works great in sun light. Also the stock lenovo rom is an excellent out-of-the-box expirience. Great budget phone! Don't like the etotalk rom, it's asop. But to each its own. To root check: slatedroid.com/topic/72057-lenovo-ideaphone-a820­/ it's an great thread.

  • hi i have this phone, can you teach me how to root it? thanks in advance [email protected]

  • I bought this phone a couple weeks ago from etotalk. Its very good phone. Its fast, the graphics are great, games and live wallpaper show fantastic. The call quality is great, and dual sim standby works nice. This is Chinese market phone so you will have to have it rooted and a custom ROM installed, so for nonChinese language, only buy if the seller has done this. The GPS works nice, but Google Maps shows location in China at first; need to reset using GPSTest App. Camera is clean but has no flash. Takes photos nicely in good light. Has radio and recording functions. Internet speeds are fast. I am getting 2MBPS/1MBPS on a 3G Network tested by SpeedTest app. Even though the eMMC (internal memory) is 4GB it is split into two 2.15GB and 1.44GB where apps default to the 1.44GB (system). You need to be efficient in placing apps on the bigger partition or on an SD card otherwise you will run out of space fast.

  • when it will be release in Indonesia?

  • Finally a quad core phone that doesnt cost that much.