Lenovo K860

  • Released 2012, August
    193.5g, 9.6mm thickness
    Android 4.0.4
    8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Exynos 4412 Quad
  • 2250mAh
    Li-Ion

Lenovo K860 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA
Launch Announced 2012, August. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 143.5 x 74.4 x 9.6 mm (5.65 x 2.93 x 0.38 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~64.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP4
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
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, compass
 MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2250 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 336 h
Misc Colors Black, Red
Price About 290 EUR

Lenovo K860 - User Reviews

  • can someone help me about upgrading my lenovo k860 android version to 4.2.1? what version of rom should i download? where can i download it? my phone is laggy, freezes, restarts itself. thanks in advance

  • i have Lenovo K860... when i use my WiFi or Data .. my phone is getting hang up and automatic restart. please help me with this problem.

  • Could I use this phone in South America?

  • I have it since 2012 :) Its good that it is durable. Only one thing I dont want here is, there is no update until now. Market has a kitkat version but nothing change for lenove k860 since its released

  • The Cam is good.. very good especially it has dual flash... i have mine for almost 1 year...

  • I'm planning to buy this lenovo k860,Before I place order, I would like to know whether its camera is working well or not???(flash capacity)Please somebody help me out...

  • you can throw it to the garbage i guess

  • hi . I just want a little help from you guys. I have a problem on my lenovo k860. It accidentally fell of the floor. Then, it doesn't turn on and my battery loosen. What will I do? I already bring this to the technician but they can't help me. Anyone who knows what will I do? Just the idea before I will let the technician open it.

  • My friend gave me this phone to use before I get a IPhone 6..but it sucks unfortunately..of course its battery is amazing cuz its Lenovo but the worst part is I CAN NEVER TURN IT ON!!!!!! Im just like wtfffff...I had to set a auto turn on and off but then every time it runs out of power I just kind of don't have a phone until it automatically turns on..ugh..Im that kind of person who cant go a day without a phone so I strongly recommend not to buy this phone

  • K860 restart by itself ... then 4gb internal memory only supposed to be 8gb... Few service center ... For gaming even having large memory storage it hung up.

  • lenovo s890 is best.....i....lv this phone.....using this phone since 2013.....no problems ever....

  • Have been using it for last 18 months, had been to service centre twice and the service provided was good and prompt. It was one of the few quad Core phone with 1 GB ram when it was launched, but Lenovo has come up with better newer models

  • best phone 4 cores and big screen no problems at all using it for 8 months now

  • worst phone..dont buy it. call quality is v ery poor. the service centers of lenovo dont respond properly. lenovo proven its self to be waste chinese brand.never buy any lenovo phone

  • Which one i must buy k860 or s660

  • how to upgrade the os of lenovo k860 from ics to jelly bean version?

  • i m using this mobile last 7days.and today mobile one speaker not working. very dispointed for me.

  • worst phone. often lag, freeze, restart itself. I just use it for support my work and never gaming. The touch often no respon after few seconds typing activity and then the LCD blink once and typing normal again but it will repeat again no respond, lcd blink and then and then..

  • can i use my reliance cdma sim in this k860

  • can it be upgraded to kitkat?

  • Hey dood i too have the same problem.. Ever got that fixed ?

  • You should buy by your own decision. Both of those 2 lenovo product is great but s920 is the latest compare to k860. Im using k860 and idont have any problem using it.

  • Lenovo is a great mobile and tablet device . Im happy that i have one. It made me unique to others. Its funny thar other people, they just degrading this device and they dont understand and in my opinion this phone has more quality thar other phone out there. Haha.

  • You should buy by your own decision. Both of those 2 lenovo product is great but s920 is the latest compare to k860. Im using k860 and idont have any problem using it.

  • which phone shall I buy - Lenovo ideaphone s920 or k860 ??

  • i m using secocnd time lenovo phone...firsr i have s720...as specifications phone is good....second is k 860...its alreally goodd... i believe on lenovo.. not user reviews..bcoz user invest 8000 rupeees on phone and want ...k this phone is would v work like i phone 5....so check ur investment and phone specifications ...LENOVO I IBM DEVISION...so who know what is IBM quality.. and lenovo both companies hardware quality ...then no need to think about lenovo...those people use lenovo and IBM products these people know its hardware quality...so if u r no atisfied go for chinese lower qulity phone pay small.. and enjoy. forsome days ..if u want ur phone for longtime working and waqnt quality,, then go for lenovo...

  • I flash my K860 using Vibe rom., and its very smooth compare to the original rom, it also solve my problem in bootloop stuck,

  • There are three custom rom in this phone i guess. Vibe rom. Cm10. And kiotuv4. If you you want to flash your rom. Just log in to facebook and search lenovo k860 philippines and you will see the procedure on how to flash a custom rom. Ihope that it would help.

  • There are three custom rom in this phone i guess. Vibe rom. Cm10. And kiotuv4. If you you want to flash your rom. Just log in to facebook and search lenovo k860 philippines and you will see the procedure on how to flash a custom rom. Ihope that it would help.

  • How did you flash it to CM?

  • bat-backup 7 days..........

  • maximum 1 day

  • Arguably the worst phone i have ever purchased. That is, prior to flashing a custom rom. Cyanogen to be exact. Before flashing cm10 it had the tendency to freeze a LOT and reboot on its own a LOT! Now it's all good. For those who are experiencing problems with this cp. I suggest you flash a custom rom. Now i consider it a steal of a phone.

  • can you tell me about the battery life. how many days of usage ?? plzz reply.....

  • how to remove the echo sound when people call you

  • why is it that my lenovo k860 unit keep on automatically shutdown and on automatically?how long does its battery when used as an internet router?

  • this phone is awesome i really really love the battery life its so amazing

  • The internal memory on this device is only 4 g, they said it has 8g of memory sure it has but what they do is they when you buy this device you'll have 4g on internal and a free 4g of microsd card. 8 g all in all

  • Maybe your data connection is too slow. Try to connect on wifi maybe it will work.

  • GO SMS is not applicable to our unit thats why no contact name appear on your list, try CHIP SMS or seach in play store just type SMS....

  • Guys I really need your help which makes me so desperate about my phone is that its cant play any kind of video on the internet,YouTube, and instagram at all. Every time I play video my phone either freezes, close the application or restart. Please Help me guys one of the reason for me to buy this phone is to have experience with video on 5-inch phone. I have download other players like real player and it still doesnt make my phone able to play video.

  • Guys I really need your help which makes me so desperate about my phone is that its cant play any kind of video on the internet,YouTube, and instagram at all. Every time I play video my phone either freezes, close the application or restart. Please Help me guys one of the reason for me to buy this phone is to have experience with video on 5-inch phone.

  • how to doawload for this cos i have 1..

  • 4 gb only.

  • anybody know the actual use able storage out of the announced 8gb internal storage? thanks v

  • after sales service very poor

  • i am a user ... i downloaded go sms app ... but the prob is . contact names dont appear . i already copied sim contact to phone .. ...what shall i do ?

  • most often the unit hung

  • just download and install international rom for your device and it will be ok

  • please help me, someone knows how to change application language, my lenovo k860 has chinese languge on application, how can i make it english

  • why my k860 no 3D graphic score test with antutu?

  • Pls. wherefrom did you download lenovo k860 OS?

  • Yes you cam play HD Games and it has Playstore too. :) Got my phone yesterday and Im so happy :)

  • PLEASE tell me:- 1.whether there is any official/unofficial update to jb 2.does it play heavy games like nova 3,mc4,asphalt 7 ,batman dark knight rises etc smoothly. 3.does it hav playstore. 4.are there any issues on the indian version thanx in advvance

  • please tell me 1.whether there is any official/unofficial update to its os ics to jb. 2.does it plays heavy games like nova 3, batman dark knight rises etc smoothly. 3.does it hav play store. thanx in advance

  • It is supreb phone but one main disadvantage is that the price is high for yhis phone

  • What does letter g means in the screen of lenovo k860

  • Can play HD games such as PES2012,contract killer

  • Can play HD games such as PES2012,contract killer

  • can someone tell me if i can upgrade the OS of this phone into jelly bean? Please reply

  • can someone tell me what is the video output of this of this phone?

  • Search Lenovo K860 Philippines Group in FB...

  • worst phone. often lag, freeze, restart itself. I just use it for support my work and never gaming. The touch often no respon after few seconds typing activity and then the LCD blink once and typing normal again but it will repeat again no respond, lcd blink and then and then..

  • there is a facebook group on this phone. all your queries will be answered. the original indonesian group and a new group in the philippines. just join those group and post your concerns..

  • Please advise how to upgrade this into Jelly bean...

  • Just press both power button and Lower volume button.

  • hi pipz just want to ask..how can i activate my 3g network and upgrade the to jelly bean?pls help..i havent install the pc companion or something because it is written on chinese language pls help..tnx!

  • How about the reception signal? Is it good?? I have my old android phone which is great in feature, but poor in reception. So I just almost can't use that phone, becoz I live in area which hard to have full signal coverage :(. Thx for info

  • What is the shortkey for screenrhot m this phone?

  • this phone rocks...especially if you use kiotu custom rom...it will enhance all its features and speed up its functionality. all previous issues and glitches will be trashed out...other than it upgraded to jellybean, it also provided some tweaks that are easy and safe to use...

  • u should download realplayer or save the streaming settngs..it will work corectly..

  • Can you help on that matter you tellin mate? cheers!!

  • can you help me how to upgrade to jelly? TIA

  • Im planning to buy that for this coming weekend. But im afraid coz of that opinions. still im thinking! thanks

  • Guys I really need help my lenovo k860 can't play video on youtube and the video saved on the phone. If I use my camea it says "failed to connect with camera." Please HELP.

  • I'm using lenovo K860 for 7 months i haven't experience any problems like that. My phone is rooted and OC to 1.6Ghz and also I'm a heavy gamer (I'm playing drakerider,chaos rings, need for speed : MW) and also streaming 1280x720p videos.

  • Just update your firmware OTA (on the air) update those will be no more and if you want to upgrade to jellybean I can teach you in lenovo k860 philippine forums.

  • Its upgradable jellybean 4.2.1 since april..

  • may i know if this is pc suite compatible?because am receiving 500 sms message daily coming from my personnel in the field and need replying to them.thanks

  • Its almost 1 month when I bought this unit, This is good in internet using 3g, camera is better although it was experience of hanging and restarting. grrrr

  • better yet go for the k860i an upgrade to its RAM and a little on its processor, maybe lenovo sees that the 1GB RAM on k860 is not enough for a its built, thats why they push it a little more adding .4 Ghz on the CPU and 1GB RAM to solve issues to its predecessor K860

  • Despite of the occasional freezing,restarting and hanging..i can still say that it is a good phone generally..

  • Is it a good phone or not? Because im planning to buy it next week. But based on your comments there's a lot of problem regarding on its freezing or hanging. Please help me. Thanks!

  • I am also experiencing that. Very dissappointed with this phone. I thought it will perform smoothly cause its quad core but unfortunately its the other way around.. it lags and hangs most of the time.

  • yeah same problem with my k860..i have to remove the battery or restart the phone just to unfreeze it..also not upgradable to jellybean...very disappointing for their previous flagship phone...my wife also has s720 with the same problem...lenovo phone....what a waste of money...tsk..tsk..tsk.

  • I used this phone more than 5 months. At the first time, I thought it was a great gadget with an affordable price. After 3 months I'm using it, problem comes. Sometimes when I use it rapidly (for games, Internet, etc), the screen stopped and freeze by itself. And it forced me to reinstall then install the battery just to make it worked again. And there was a dozens of times, I plugged the charger when the battery starts to low, but it didn't charged. The indicator displayed the same 10% after I charged it for more than 5 hours. I don't know what's wrong, but I didn't have problem with the charger or the power socket at my house. Does anyone know, or have the same problems like I have?

  • I have lenovo k860 for almost a week and Im satisfied with this phone. Easy to use 3g.

  • I am also experiencing that.. have u already fixed this problem?

  • I think its a great buy for its price..been using it for almost a month now..my only concern is that you can't update it to jelly bean..

  • Hi guys! I'm planning to buy this phone next week but I am now afraid of the bugs and flaws people posted here. Soooo are those problems already fixed? I'm a Samsung user so I don't know much about Lenovo. Please help! PS What's a compass? Thanks so much!! -MAZE, PHILIPPINES

  • I have the same problem

  • I have some problem on my k860. Sometimes the screen freeze (not responding), sometimes it blank and restart by itself. Does anyone know how to fix it?

  • Thanx buddy..

  • Hey buddy can it be updated to jelly bean

  • is this ok? im planning to buy this, possibly 1st week of july? please advise?

  • Excellent. Fabulous. Outstanding

  • thanx buddy..

  • Hi buddy. I guess you will have to download the firmware os of lenovo k860 from the internet and then put your phone into recovery mode,and update your phone with that OS...

  • pls help! my k860 was stock in its lenovo start up display. I've done hard reset,reboot,recovery using hard buttons but still it doesn't worked.. I need your advise how to restore its original firmware and boot from its recovery method.. pls help:(

  • pls help! my k860 was stock in its lenovo start up display. I've done hard reset,reboot,recovery using hard buttons but still it doesn't worked.. I need your advise how to restore its original firmware and boot from its recovery method.. pls help:(

  • when does it have official update to jellybean?

  • i cant used my 32 gb micro SD card. . i dont know why. . please help me on this matter. .

  • Can this phone be upgraded to jelly bean

  • Planning to get this phone.. Please tell me if the native keyboard is fine.. Does it have the "ENTER" on it? Please reply anyone

  • Planning to get this phone.. Please tell me if the native keyboard is fine.. Does it have the "ENTER" on it? Please reply anyone

  • Phone's volume is too low? Is anyone also xperiencng ds?

  • Phone's volume is too low? Is anyone also xperiencng ds?

  • Panasonic P51 is an excellent phone but you are getting Lenovo K860 for INR.21990. Panasonic P51 v/s Lenovo K860 Quad-core 1.2 GHz v/s Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 4 GB, 1 GB RAM v/s 8 GB, 1 GB RAM Android OS, v4.2 v/s Android OS, v4.0.4 (can be upgraded) So I think Lenovo K860 is a better buy.

  • How do you root it? And how did you change its primary storage?

  • Hey Mate, How do you root this phone? Can you please advise which website I can go to get the info Thanks Anfo

  • Been using this phone for 2 months now. Its a great phone. Fast, stable, and with the price tag its worth every penny. If u bought one, dont forget to root it, and buy a 32 or 64gb class 10 micro sd, and then change the primary storage to microsd. That wa u release its full potential and u get close the performance of s3 with half the price

  • Anyone, how about the GPS locking speed? P770 have a bad GPS locking speed. I wonder if K860 have the same problem.please share your info.Thanks

  • Is it possible to create support for video call, why Lenovo K860 did not provide this..sometimes it's important using video call...

  • I have k860 for 10 months Anything is okay Skype ,tango viber All doing well It s worth to get one But k900 is best for me was told from my friends Lol But i got k860 is good enough Lol

  • i really want to have this phone but since i heard about the screen issues having a line of dead pixel on it. not sure if its true or it just myth, is this really worth buying?

  • Antutu benchmark of K900 are around 25K, it is being compared with S4 octacore, do'nt degrade this just by looking at the cores this is way ahead of mtk 6589 or 6589T

  • Hi could you please confirm what it shows in the system info when you run any benchmark test is it A7 processor or A9 as claimed by the company

  • i've got this one, damn its so fast & good, best value

  • you don't really know anything about atom trail do you? quad core or single core is not the obvious problem here... do some research before post something...

  • You do not compare a dual core processor (K900) to a quad core processor phone like this. Though K900 is latest that K860, the specs and feature of K860 is far way better than K900

  • I really want to buy this smartphone and wait for stock, but now pending because my friend had this phone, then had been offered to upgrade firmware via OTA (mean official offering). He took that chance then his phone K860 got trouble. Became slow. Then visit to Lenovo Service center in Jakarta, surprisingly they (Customer Service) said that update is illegal and not perfect and to fix that must take 1 month service. Whattt? Official offering marked by CS as illegal?

  • how was the skype usage on this phone?

  • I got a Lenovo K860 yesterday. Running Antutu when I checked the system info I was surprised to see cpu model-Quad core-A7, RAM 691MB & CPU Hardware- Stuttgart instead of what is claimed by Lenovo 1GB RAM, A9 quadcore processor, CPU- Samsung Exynos 4412. Has someone checked this on the Phone or this there any other way to crosscheck these details on the phone

  • This phone can update to Jellybean?

  • does this phone has native videocall?

  • Gorilla Glass can be scratched by sand or very sharp objects and don't put the phone in your pockets cause some air is can carry bits of sand so It will scratch your screen without noticing it

  • Is it true that it is a gorilla glass?? Cause my screen have some scratches :(

  • My post has been deleted. I suppose we aren't supposed to use Ph. Nos in here.

  • Yes agree. But there was patch released on February for this issue and now in-caller volume issue resolved.

  • It comes with Google play then why you want to install again..

  • Yes agree. But there was patch released on February for this issue and now in-caller volume issue resolved.

  • Who told its only 2G , it has WCDMA and its 3G standards... I am usig Airtel 3G 10 Data cinnection and its working like charm.

  • Hi Buddy, My mobile is heating like hell if I play any game more than 10-15 mins. I have already contacted Lenovo and they asked me to reach local service but I am not able to reach the toll free number. Please provide me support contact details and that will be great. Apart from this issue mg mobile is awesome...

  • Hi Friend, Here its little bit tricky as there will not be option to move instead you have to do cut/copy/paste through file manager.

  • Hi Buddy, I bought this mobile through Snapdeal India last January itself. Phone is awesome and I bought it for 27K now its came down to 25K. But don't forget to do the heat test by running some HD games as my mobile is heating like hell. Apart from heating issue this phone is mini play station for playing games and worth buy on this budget.

  • With default headphone music is average but if you use different headphones like Samsung or Philips will be good. Also default music application will be Google play and we can't do much with it. So I bought poweramp and they are the one good in business.

  • Activate your gprs by calling the customer service. This is free as long as you have a load I think. Then just follow their instructions

  • Sorry for the late reply. I am not usually much into music from a mobile phone. Maybe other users can help you out with that.

  • I would suggest you to wait for Lenovo K900. If I am not wrong, it's going to be Lenovo's flagship phone.

  • Wait for Lenovo K900. That is going to be a blast. Check that phone out in GSMArena

  • You need to do that manually using File Manager.

  • I got this last Christmas. Been using it and have no complains whatsoever. You shouldn't have a problem. Lenovo has good tech support. If you should have an issue, I can guide you to the right person. If you live in India, Bangalore, ie,. smiles. But you shouldn't. This phone works like a Charm.

  • Incorrect Lenovo > Acer > Asus

  • It's very simple. In your APN settings, all you need to do is... I'll give you an example. I use Tata Docomo and this is the settings for Tata Docomo. Name: TATA APN: TATA.DOCOMO.INTERNETHVC That is all you need to do. Leave other fields as it is by default.

  • You don't have 3g in your K860? Get your settings right. I have a k860 and accessible to 3g/HSPDA.

  • you can use your data connection in your settings if you avail the promos of your network like globe,smart and sun in unlimited facebook etc.

  • I have my lenovo k860 last month and I have problem regarding with the camera sometimes it fail produce goodshot and after u take a picture you go to gallery and check the picture It comes with gray plain screen.. ill ask the sevice center but they said to me to reformt the sd after that the problem stil there. Anyone here has the same prob? Pls tell me what shud i do? Thanks

  • Any one can inform to me how to conect external micro SD to PC ? Coz only internal micro SD is shown in my pc

  • I use to connect lenovo K860 to my Nokia 700 through wifihotspot but now it is not notifying the the wifihotspot of Nokia 700,however it is notifying all other wifi and hotspots.please some can tell me reasons and solution over it .Thanks

  • hi, how can i open/used my internet in k860 without wifi? pls give me the procedure. thanks

  • Try app. Lenovo Power v.1.0.12.2052, about 3 month good working.

  • Asus > lenovo > acer

  • Like a phone is amazing, but its only 2G, its internet speed connecction is slow

  • Is lenovo brand better than acer or asus ?

  • Will there be an update to 4.2?

  • just got this phone last Thursday... and I really excited about the display.. well .. compare to my galaxy mini... I am used to read a document or read news from the net... with this k860.. I could read a very small letters ... that's was what I am really exciting about.. untill this point, there is not much use from me.. but software installation and running is very fast. got it for Rp 3.5M... about US $357. and got the spec as near as galaxy s3... wich almost double the price... well that's a very cheap quad core with high spec and from international vendor.. hopefully there would be no problem with this phone of mine in the future.. and very very hopefully the jelly bean update coming soon for this phone

  • this phone is really good..the gaming experience is extremely wonderful...what i didnt like is that the earphones are bad ..not during music listening but while answering calls.i guess manufacturing defects.

  • battery life depends on how you use the phone. do you use too much applications? is your internet always on? do you play often using your fone?

  • When i insert micro sd in lenovo k860 ,the phone is detect my micro sd (my sd card is 32 gb cls 10) but when data is full in internal memory (4 gb) data can not remove to sd card(app, foto , movie)

  • This phone is good having a major drawback. This phone don't support video calling using 3g network.on third app video calling possible

  • I own this phone for 4 months now and have not experience any issues..hopefully never. Hardware spec is excellent in par with galaxy s3 but with 2/3 price of it. The other 1/3 price is the price you have to pay for galaxy s3 to have better software and compability. But for me, I use this lenovo k860 mostly for email, making calls, texting and light browsing,not much for gaming except playing bloods n glory which run smothly on this device. Overall I'm very satisfied. In fact considering price vs performance, k860 is the best.

  • I bought lenovo k860 5 months ago, nothing wrong before but now I got problem with the battery. Its normally full charge after 3hours but since one week ago I had to charge it untill 7hours for full it. I already to servic centre, they change me with new one but it still same... I don't know what's wrong....

  • I have it for like 2 months now, its a very good smartphone, and cheap one BTW. BUT it really needs the International Jelly Bean update, it has ICS, but it has some problems, sometimes it restarts by itself, and the screen flickers sometimes, goes crazy for a second. All the specs are great, the camera is very good, the camera app has lots of configurations, very professional. I don´t like the little space, 8GB that turns into like 5 or 4 usable. Overall I like it much!

  • Go fr samsung galaxy s3, in online it is cumng for 27k

  • How do you install google play on it?

  • Same problem here !!! This my first day I use it I note that its over heat after 2-3 min !!! Any advice ??

  • Enter the Dragon in mobile phones : Lenovo and Asus.

  • all feature and spec from this phone is great except for battery. My phone's internet always on (EDGE/3G/HSDPA based on location) it only stand up for 9 to 11 hours

  • Regular Sim are those that come on credit cards, mini-sim is what almost all phones use and micro sim is the one introduced by apple.

  • Mini-SIM is regular SIM. Micro-SIM is the smaller one.

  • I just got my K860 this Monday as replacement for my almost 3 years old stolen (Saturday) LG Optimus One. I was expecting that I'll be having a great experience on it's tathering functionality (I already tried USB, bluetooth and WLAN) but I wonder why it seems a lot slower than Optimus One which has a lot lower hardware specs. Or I just missing something? I hope there will be fixes to come very soon. Also if only I knew that it has no compass then I wouldn't have bought it. I like having one in my phone. Could I still return this? Or maybe could exchange it with K860i? Is this upgadable to JellyBean?

  • the sim card is not mini-sim, but reguler sim. overall, i'm very happy about the performance of this phone.

  • I've paired it with an iPod headset for listening and it's great surround. Good amplification for bass too.

  • good phone to buy? price here in malaysia is MYR1399 or USD452.

  • I stay in India and i am going to buy this phone in the month of may 2013. Will i be able to get this phone in that month????? Suggest me some other phones which can compete with this awesome phone and my budget is around 26000 Rs.

  • Have you try pressing Power button together with Volume down button? that is the common method on ICS / JB.

  • Can you please tell me what issue did the k860 had and which is the software update that you got in India..

  • Hey dude how's the music clarity and loudness in headphones. Please tell me. It is one of my main aspect..

  • Does anyone know how to make a screenshot with this phone?

  • how do i manually lock the screen?

  • Nexus 4 is expensive here in asia.

  • How does this phone compare to google nexus 4 (LG) in terms of specs and performance?

  • Got this beast of a phablet for 340 dollars. Let me just say, it's bang for buck! Performane of Galaxy s3 + galaxy note screen size minus the fragile amoled technology + gorgeous looks and superb cameras!

  • The screen is magnificent, if you play HD games such as NFS, Shadowgun, it's obviously as superb as Galaxy S3. And also the default desktop of this IdeaDesktop is much better than the Touchwiz. I've had for 2 months, and totally impressed. Too bad less people acknowledges this great Android.

  • how about the video viewing display? is it as sharp as S3?

  • Agree with you. The game is on. Watch out for the Lenovo K900 coming to India in April 2013. It's a Beast in Disguise. Samsung = King Of Plastics Lenovo = King of Metals.

  • This Phone Is Nearly Same With Samsung Galaxy S3...same feature,,same processor,,same RAM..but difference in Screen size, internal memory, extra features that are in GALAXY S3

  • I love my lenovok860..its superb with its batt performance..I like the sleek design..its perfect for my personality..I've been using it for almost 3months.I bought this last November2012..as a bday gift..

  • Hi Janadhakshin, I have this phone. If you face any issues I can guide you to the right person.

  • I Absolutely agree with you.

  • Lenovo K860 does not support/come with a dual sim. It is a SINGLE sim phone.

  • Update: The Lenovo Phone issue was fixed with a simple Software update. Now it is a perfect phone. No issues whatsoever. All I did was take the phone to the Service center and the issue was immediately escalated to the higher ups. In a week, a new software was launched and now all the new Lenovo K860 phones in India will have to be loaded/updated with this new OS. My conclusion: This is a Fantastic Phone. Buying it, will not actualize regrets.

  • Everyone's talking about performance, but it's quite hard to find about what I'm gonna ask about. Anyone knows about its music audio quality through good pair of headphones/earphones?

  • mini sim IS normal sim. micro sim is the smaller one

  • there is some mis-info on specification, like SIM card type is normal not mini SIM in my region Indonesia.

  • i need to know if this unit has white list and blacklist like the other lenovo predecesor

  • Thank you for your information, but as I told you, I already have this device for a month. And every app that used compass (Qibla apps for example) is failed due to no compass found.

  • mine is NOT dual sim.

  • I have Ordered this phone today :) Hope All is well !

  • Is this a dual sim phone. On various portals there is a bit of ambiguity about this feature. Even on lenovo website minimal information is given. Can anybody help?

  • that's why I can't do the long press while I'm charging. I wonder why.

  • I bought this phone 2 weeks ago and I am very happy with it! Before Lenovo I had Samsung S2. If I have to chose btwn Samsung S2 and Lenovo K860, I will go with Lenovo, in my opinion it is much better ...

  • Is it normal to have a high temperature whenever you over used your quad core phones? Just like this phone, its getting hotter when I over used it like multi tasking or taking many pictures.

  • I have this phone since last month. I can say it's a great phone. My only concern is the temperature of the phone. Whenever I over used it like multi tasking, my is getting hotter. Is this

  • go to the link below and look at "sensors" in the page sir you will find that the compass is present.

  • I've bought the phone from Bangalore, India. I have a problem. The thing is after every phone call I get a pop up message from the service provider which shows how much I was charged for my last call. Now the pop up message comes in garbled letters and I am unable to read the pop up message. Is there some way I can rectify this problem/bug so to make the message readable?

  • Thanks for the response, Anon. ;) I have already asked an agent from Lenovo in one of the stalls at SM North. She told me that it was designed to be like that. Another lenovo personnel said the same...

  • Try looking it in settings

  • Yes you can, but unfortunately you can't use the long-press function. I think every K860 has that problem too, but beside that, it's fine.

  • I have recently bought my k860. I was just wondering if its home screen would not really light up when it receives messages. Also, how could I possibly get rid of the Chinese characters written right next to the name of my contact who sent me a message? Thanks!

  • Haha. It weighs more than Note 2 and Lumia 920. Good to know.

  • Can you use the phone while charging?

  • try ADW Launcher EX its very smooth and cute

  • Try mihome launcher or flash it with mihome rom

  • Oh, one more thing, I don't like the native keyboard. But I already purchased SwiftKey 3. So, no big deal.

  • I've been utilize this phone for 1 months. In overall, I will give this phone 9/10. Yes it doesn't have compass, but hey, I never use it either. HD movies and HD games walk smooth. No lag. Phone call is clear (compared to my previous Galaxy W).Screen is very bright. Speaker is quite loud. Camera is quite good. Battery is amazing! Heavy usage (internet, gaming, video, music and non stop data connection (2G though)) from 100% to 14% takes 18h 42m 30s. When in idle, this phone consume very little energy. To be honest, I never face major issue. Maybe because I update the firmware directly right after I got this phone. Lock screen or Wi-Fi, I don't have problems. I've rooted this phone and now my screen if full 5". Buttons? I use Button Savior from Google Play. Weakness? No native video call. Rear camera is too thick. And because Lenovo is new player on smartphone, some Gameloft's game is incompatible (software issue I think, hardware is more than enough). Oh, and I'm a little bit dislike the round icons (launcher everybody?).

  • Actually I consider to buy this phone, but after read the comments from this site, I canceled my planning, there are so many bug reported regarding the using of this phone. Still waiting Lenovo to solve the bug for the next type

  • K860 - I have this phone and im from the philippines. it is working mobile net but can't get wifi to connect to any browsing sites. Is there any help or maybe there is something i did wrong? help please.

  • another bug, 1. pattern unlock oftenly doesnt work, it won't connect to another dot. 2. secondary number oftenly doesn't work, example you want to type 2 by long press w key, but always w come out. 3. Some wrong strings in setting profile - standard where shoould I report this ??

  • Overall good performance for the price, no compass, it was bad but I can deal with it, but I found major issue, hopefully it will fixed asap. I can not login to my google account while my 2 Step verification id ON. 1. Input an existing google username and password 2. it will prompted to web sign in, then input again username and password, 3. after 2nd step, it should go to verification page that we have to input a number that send by sms, but it this page never come, always repeat to the 1st step, and keep looping. I don't want to turn off my 2 step verification, so this is not good, someone please fix

  • Lenovo k860 from philippines has english rom and with google play installed. Not rooted.

  • k860 DOES have a radio. handsets sourced from china have no google services framework installed, so will need to root if you want this.

  • yeah i will buy one if it is upgraded to jellybean..

  • Gonna be upgraded to jellybean this coming xmas. Hope its true.

  • Butterfinger

  • Its listed at Rs 28 K on lenovo India website

  • USB host feature is absent in Google's own devices like Nexus 7 as well. But XDA developers have developed solutions to that. Visit their website and search for USB host for Nexus 7 article

  • Anyone worried about its weight ? Seems a bit ungainly and heavy at 193 grams !

  • 1. Overall, this is a very good smartphone. 2. The only thing that disappoints me is the GPS, you only get A-GPS. No internal GPS, no magnetic sensor so the compass doesn't work. 3. No office application, but you can download Kingsoft Office from the Play Store. It's free! You can open, write and edit.

  • Nop!

  • how's the phone treating you now dude? any regrets? or still satisfied? does it have a built in document editor?

  • The phone is great, battery lasts well beyond a day despite heavy 3G use, mostly browsing. Only problem is when you tether other devices, the wifi signal is strong but the internet access speed is so slow! Other than this, great buy!

  • pls make a review about this phone gsmarena. thanks

  • too expensive, try this one

  • tanya okeshop, harganya =

  • So surfing is fast?

  • No, USB-Host is absent

  • Is it launched in India? If so, Pls let me know the price n store.

  • hi guys, does it support usb on-the-go (OTG)? which support to read flashdrive or even card reader?

  • i bought my new lenovo k860 yesterday..you posted here that there's no radio and its micro sim?? but what i have here there's a radio and non micro sim...of course i bought this from very reputable store..which is from SM malls..i just got confused

  • is this available in saudi arabia?how much is it in saudi riyals?thanks!

  • the phone have Accelerometer with gyroscope?I can't find clear information?

  • except for chinese market. remember google vs china?

  • The 691mb RAM that you see is the free/available RAM, the remaining RAM (309 mb) that equates to the entire 1gig capacity of the phone, is being used to run the entire Android system of the phone. . .

  • I heard it has no option to set the default write disk... so how to use sd card?

  • why are people keep on asking if this android phone has a google play? Its like saying a Blackberry not having appworld or Nokia not having OVI or Windows not having Market place. Android phones are powered by google. So there!

  • @kheong 691mb is the real RAM for user , the rest of them is for system every android phones didn't show fully size of Physical RAM ,

  • Just got this phone. Available ram to users is 691mb The screen is pretty good, not dual sim. Response is fast, thin profile but a little heavy (it is a 5" phone though) Build quality feels solid, dont want to drop test it though. But feeling how heavy it is, I dont think it can take too many falls. Probably the best bang for bucks phone for the time being.

  • hi need some help, just bought the phone, it say that had 1gb ram, but when i check with antutu, it said only had 691 mb of ram, alos in go ex laucher appdrawer its said only had 691 ram, is there any update or patch to fix this, trying realy hard to find the answer by googling on it, no luck :( thanks in advance

  • One of those best buys for an android phone ...bought mine from memo express in megamall at zero inteterest..no complain so far and battery lasts even with hours of surfing

  • is this dual sim??

  • Of course it does. Any phone with front facing camera and a 2.3 gingerbread or higher OS with a nice clock speed Of processor 800Mhz and above can support Skype.

  • is it aviable in India where from buy it..give some detail..

  • Rs.20000/-

  • How much price in indian rupee?

  • Hi.. Does this phone support skype video calls? A user's experienced response will help people who are interested in buying this phone... Awaiting response eagerly!

  • yes it has google play

  • google play available in this phablet?

  • It is displayed in recent "Indocomptech" exhibition @ Okeshop booth, Senayan, Jakarta. Salesman said the units will be available tomorrow (Nov 1, 2012).

  • need help guys, i wanna buy this phone, does anybody have this who can share his/her experience with the phone?

  • Specs say it has compass sensor. Can't detect it.

  • good day sir, i have a few questions for you, i hope u can help me deciding whether to get this phone or not. 1. How is the user interface and user experience?, i know the specs is good and it shows in the benchmark, but how is the real life use?, is lenovo interface good?. 2. How does this phones perform in 3d gaming?, any lags? 3. Is the screen good?, the phone build? 4. batter? thanks in advance.

  • Just bought this yesterday and this is awesome. Faster than the Galaxy S3 in all benchmark. There is googleplay* Coming from Dell Streak 5. This phone is worth it.

  • Yes, but you can install it later

  • Is it true it does not have google play?

  • Is it true it does not have google play?

  • It is now available check cmkcellphones for the price

  • Its available at CMKCellphones at PhP 18,500.

  • it's now available for 17,500 pesos or $423

  • Called a trusted dealer, they said it will be available here in thenphilippine by end of october! Well i'm kinda having an eye on this one so i'm very very interested!

  • its good for those who like bigger touch screen

  • They will be releasing it soon in the Philippines. They just announced it. SRP of P19,999.

  • when this phone available in indonesia? lenovo s880 already available on market but i still waiting for this

  • Where did you get your price? Lenovo K860 is not available in the Philippines yet.

  • my mistake. its not k860. just a look a like.

  • It has GSM Tri-band, maybe even Quad-band. So it will work in your country if your operator uses the GSM network. WCDMA is only supported on the 2100MHz (3G) band, that's for mobile surfing I guess. So calling (2G band) won't work on WCDMA networks (these are used mostly in the US only).

  • 14,999 in the Philippines. Not bad until Myphone releases its own version with dual core.

  • Can I use this phone outside of China ? It's supposed to be unlocked.

  • Also, if someone successfully rooted this phone with these files, please let me know! I recently bought this phone and I'm looking for a way to root it when I receive it. Thanks!

  • To root the Phone do this (that's what I understood from a Chinese website): - Set the phone to USB debugging in the settings - Make sure drivers are installed and the phone is recognized well by the default phone PC software - Close all the PC phone software applications - Make sure no other android or smart/USB-device is connected except for the phone itself. - Download this file: - Unzip it and launch the .exe (executable file) with the Chinese characters (should be first .exe in directory). Launch it with Administrator privileges. - The shell should start the root process. - The phone will automatically restart, don't touch it or any button, don't interrupt the shell program!! - Now after the reboot you should press a key. - The shell program should continue, the phone will restart again! - Again press a key to continue and wait for the shell program to reboot your phone for the third time (this can take some time). - When rebooted the "Operation was successful" message should appear in the shell program. - Now your K860 is rooted! Look for the root app in your phone to confirm. If rooting didn't work, try this process again. I want to note that I'm not responsible for any bricked phone by using this root process! I didn't do it myself yet, so it's all at your own risk!. Original source:

  • To root the Phone do this (that's what I understood from a Chinese website): - Set the phone to USB debugging in the settings - Make sure drivers are installed and the phone is recognized well by the default phone PC software - Close all the PC phone software applications - Make sure no other android or smart/USB-device is connected except for the phone itself. Download this file: - Unzip it and launch the .exe (executable file) with the Chinese characters (should be first .exe in directory). Launch it with Administrator privileges. - The shell should start the root process. - The phone will automatically restart, don't touch it or any button, don't interrupt the shell program!! - Now after the reboot you should press a key. - The shell program should continue, the phone will restart again! - Again press a key to continue and wait for the shell program to reboot your phone for the third time (this can take some time). - When rebooted the operations was successful should appear in the shell program. - Now your K860 is rooted! Look for the root app in your phone to confirm. If rooting didn't work, try this process again. I want to note that I'm not responsible for any bricked phone by using this rot process! I didn't do it myself yet, so it's all your own risk!. Original source:

  • can you root dis phone? if u can please post a tutorial. tnx! PLEASE!

  • What about nfc and hdmi out?

  • What about hdmi out and nfc

  • sorry guys, no gyroscope!

  • Almost every smartphone today has a gyroscope. So no problem.

  • does this phone support gyroscope? it sad if this phone does not spport gyroscope. we can not play need for speed with gyroscope :(

  • hope this model lands in the Philippines..

  • Lovely indeed!