Lenovo S856

  • Released 2014, October
    175g, 9mm thickness
    Android 4.4.2
    8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.5"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    Video recorder
  • 1GB RAM
    Snapdragon 400
  • 2500mAh
    Li-Po

Lenovo S856 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, October
Status Available. Released 2014, October
Body Dimensions 151 x 77.8 x 9 mm (5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single 1.6 MP
Video 720p
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Po 2500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 24 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
Misc Colors Silver
Price About 210 EUR

Lenovo S856 - User Reviews

  • my lenovo S856 go off abnormally what can I do?

  • I have had this phone and i suggest to do those steps 1.root via kingroot 2.install greenify,L speed ( must needed )

  • I can't send picters or music via Bluetooth from my laptop to my Lenovo S856,what's wrong?

  • Sorry bro i have downloaded 77 apps on s856 and still working great

  • i can't play the mobile legend with this phone..the new version not comptble with this device..

  • Why i cant download apps ? Its take a lobg time to download it and never works . why ?

  • This phone may be cheap but it is a MASSIVE PAIN. I only have like 7 apps on the phone and it's going haywire, The keyboard dissapears, apps crash, I can't play minecraft pocket editionwith my cousin and that makes him upset and my browser keeps popping up. Also there is something to do with bloatwares.

  • Have you checked iff this phone is capable of using the frequency of 4G in you country. This phone only uses certain 4G frequencies. Since not every country uses the same frequencies for 4G, may not always be able to use 4G.

  • I have the same problem,,,,,did u ever find out et me know thanks

  • This phone is superb,all u need is root this phone via Kingroot(download from xda website)and uninstall all bloatware,u will find this phone performance is more that the price

  • Thanks for the hints,i just bought this phone 2 days ago,blotware keep poping out and auto install app,with kingroot works great!!!😊😊

  • Keyboard keeps disappearing during use tried everything under the sun including disabling nothing works.

  • how can i ugrade the software??

  • I have deleted some files from gallery .So all data will be deleted .. Anyone helps ..plzzzz

  • just need to upgrade the software. then, it's superb.

  • This phone sucks!!!!almost all of my apps are crashing!!i have done all the solutions but still keeps on crashing...

  • I pressed something and my Lenovo cant stop talking how can I stop it

  • My lenovo S856 can't play music and video anyone can help? Thanks

  • Is Lenovo a water resistance phone????

  • I have a Lenovo s856, display of the SIM cards on the phone screen has disappear, how to get it back.

  • It may be that only one sim is 4G? The other may be 3g.

  • I have recently purchased a Lenovo s856 I have installed my SIM card which is a 4g enabled SIM card. I have 3G on the phone but cannot get 4g for some reason although I could on my old phone. Any ideas?

  • Hi everybody. 1 month after using the Lenovo S856 I have to tell, it is a good phone. I really like its big screen. Colors are OK. Camera performance also fine. I set a ringtone and it remains. No problems when answering or using the touch screen. Everything just fine for me. I recommend it. There´s only one thing I would improve...Menu Keys don´t iluminate and there is no way (any app) to get them lighted. Excellent choice for its price.

  • i think this would have to be the first comment i've ever made in relation to a product in the internet. I bought this phone because it was cheap and I had my newly purchased Asus zenfone 5 screen broken. AVOID this phone at all costs. It is an absolute pain - like others suggested - onscreen keyboard playing up constantly, apps crashing, security notification popping up day in/day out without a resolution to stop it..It looks and feels beautiful but this is where its utility ends. I'd rather wait a bit longer, save some more money and buy something else. Comparatively, the Asus Zenfone 5 and Samsung Galaxy that I have used in the past are at least 100 times better than this Lenoso S856 in terms of functionality, consistency, performance etc.

  • Hi!. I´d like to know, if I have to get my phone rooted, before using King root app..Tkx

  • ya my phone answers automatically too did u find any solution

  • I have a S856 and cant use a selfie stick , I cant change the volume button to capture as there is no volume button option , anyone can help ?

  • hi all, just asking, why my phone can't install instagram apps?? it showed your device isn't compatible with this version.

  • dun simply wipe system app will will brick ur phone

  • After install KingRoot...what to do. Can u tell step by step..I need to know urgently. Tq

  • ya me too.. when i'm playing a game, it will auto close the apps.. how it can be like that and just want to know when i try to open the app its taking a long time.. ? need to fix that..

  • One of the Worst ever phones i have cum across.Big mistake is to have bought before reading reviews.Hope Lenovo can make phones that works & not crash Apps,google chrome or anything a person wants to use his so called smart phone.STAY away & dont buy this phone.

  • My coc keyboard always hiding. Difficult to change others account/chatting. Anyone can suggests...

  • Everytime i play coc it will crashed.. Who has a same problem with me? And any opinion or solution i can know? So dissapointed..

  • I also have the same problem. I also wanted to get rid of the auto asnwering. It mess up all my clients. Answering their calls but no one's talking to them. If you already knew how to stop this kind of problem pls help.

  • mine also did u find any solutions?

  • did anyone has a problem with the signal of this phone because mine does n.t recognize the sim card if I go a little bit faraway from the center of the town

  • Problem solved. Now I have a new problem. My mobile data stopped working for no reason, but I can still make calls and texts. How canbi fix this?

  • Did you open the back of the camera and remove the plastic strip on battery? This should solve the problem on new phone.

  • Turns itself on and off repeatedly when plugged in to charge, is there a fix for this problem?

  • I find I can't answer the Lenovo S856 the phone when it ring,it must have some sort of lock on the screen. The instructions are not detailed that come with the phone.anyone had the same problem????

  • After following guide in xda which is finding other ROM obviously not the Chinese one,then rooted,with powerful apps like greenify,the phone actually quite amazing!i got nearly 5hours SoT and it can handle games pretty decent.no overheating .no apps crash .. just headover xda and follow the guide ..Cheers!

  • Get this phone from lazada malaysia. Only RM 313 after voucher rebate. (including postage). Nice phone with that price.. what u expected..! 1st of all... install KingrRoot. Removed all bundle software (especially DU) and all bloatware and some of manufacture software. Walla !!. Now this phone running smooth & battery phone now saving moreee . So far i have use this phone...ok! no problem. But as i said earlier... install KingRoot. Do the housekeeping... !

  • I really wanna know how to remove the auto answering. I tried installing application for auto answering but its no use. It's a bit irritating not finding the solution in call settings option. If anybody could help pls do. I badly need it. Thank you.

  • A great phone destroyed by it's software! The Lenovo "oh look aren't we clever" modified android is APPalling (do you see what I did there). It crashes app's at random times for seemingly no reason, sometimes the keyboard refuses to show up, there is a security app pre installed that constantly notifies you of EVERYTHING and is impossible to get rid of, even turning of notifications only works for a while then it pops back up like a bad rash. The phone looks great, feels great and the battery life is great but I wouldn't recommend it because the Android installations is BROKEN! AVOID THIS PHONE. Find something that hasn't had it's ROM made by an 8 year old.

  • omg yes.. the same situation!!!!!!!!!

  • I have the exact same problem I bought it about a week ago and my apps keep crashing which is very annoying when your are playing games the keyboard is crap just like the notification centre

  • How i wanna make thw video call??

  • When I have got a call from other person the phone answered automatically after once ringing with out my order (permission). so how can I solve the problem. please give a solution. any one you can help me via: [email protected] Thanks!!

  • When I have got a call from other person the phone answered automatically after once ringing with out my order (permission). so how can I solve the problem. please give a solution.

  • Worst experience ever..i don't know whether its the kitkat or the phone.. but the notification center doesn't work properly, other app notification doesn't show up unless you open the app manually, there are tons of useless app like security, clean master, du clean something, du betery something, and the worst app is update center..which has zero update since forever. installing app and playing them, i constantly pray to god. " oh lord, please don't let this game crash, im in the middle of attacking" but..you know what happens? the game crashed i just bought it 3 days ago and i have factory reset 10x already.. no kidding, keyboard doesnt show up..and there are nameless useless app hogging the ram..like whhat the f.. If god give me power to reverse time once, i'll definitely reverse to the day i bought this phone and tell my self not to buy it..cheaper phone than this has better quality. now i know no one fron the lenovo company is going to read this and even if they do they won;t care and still do nothing to avoid this problem.. ever since i bought this phone a lump in my chest appeared.. i want to cry so bad..

  • I want to mirror cast from my lenovo s856 to my LG TV but whenn I download Miracast it's not picking up my TV! Any ideas?

  • Received the phone a week ago. Looks good, the performance is good and the battery life is good as well. However, the software is a disaster: apps randomly close, the phone dialer can't identify incoming numbers if they are saved with country prefixes, icons can't be hidden from the screen (you need to disable or uninstall the app for that), preinstalled apps are awful, there is leftover chinese text in some places etc. Plus, the servers for updates & themes are extremely slow (50-70Kbps WHEN they work). Overall, a negative experience.

  • my phone battery faster kong

  • Hye Jon. May I know how to make video call on this phone? Did anyone here know. Please help me. Thanks

  • Why went I play coc on this phone,it will hang.

  • Just got this phone.Tried to install COC but said device is incompatible.How to install COC into my Lenovo S856 AP set?Please Help!

  • The signal is low even I'm in the city

  • How to change auto answer mode

  • Root the fone it will surprise you once you root battery has doubled removed all bloatware, running android 4.4.2 its really fast, get smart ram cleaner it helps alot, camera is OK but I'm a photographer I've got my DSLR for pics, video is excellent though, don't buy if you expect an amazing fine you get what you pay for but, if you root the fine it will contend with the big boys. I used kingroot and smart root finder from the playstore.

  • battery is ok. im faced same issue. pls disable d.u battery saver , superuser, and thing u not use. it gonna be ok battery can stand more than 8hours with regular use off call n data

  • Cant down load manual can't get phone on

  • Kingroot

  • Use kingroot . down load via xda developer site.

  • im owned it ..its all satisfied with the price.. but the battery is poor .. very weak n low quality of battery sorry lenovo. i will buy power bank.

  • i have bought this phone.. just owned it for a week. my rate(bad-best-great) touchscreen-best display-great sound-best (not too best not too bad) battery-best (i disable d.u battery saver apps..actually that apps drain your battery fast) connection- best (depend on your service provider. im malaysian i use u mobile its better than expectation on this phone) camera-rear just ok but selfie is best bad is.. got heating. i think its normal when u run too many apps at the same time..n great is- no lag on gaming (asphalt) fast internet browsing. best video play for 720p video. (never try full hd video yet) my opinion : its value for money. just MYR319(silver) and MYR329(gold) u can own this best rate of smartphone. i love it used snapdragon.. i dont like mediatek.sorry. DONT EXPECT MORE THAN WHAT YOU SPEND. U WILL NEVER GET NOTE 5 PERFOMANCE WHEN U SPEND JUST 300MYR. FOR THOSE INTRESTED ON THIS PHONE PLS JUST GO BUY IT FROM BEST SERVICE SHOP. DONT WORRY BECAUSE ITS COME WITH WARRANTY. I SUGGEST GREENFONE SHOP (I BOUGHT MY FONE HERE) AT MALURI KUALA LUMPUR. (MALAYSIA ONLY). CAN BUY ONLINE ALSO AT LELONG WEBSITE. VERY CHEAP

  • How u root your phone bro?can u teach me?i try all method but still cant root..

  • Bro...where did u buy the phone? How it was going now?

  • best phone ever !

  • I have been using this phone for a week. It's overall a great phone, value for money. Good camera, sharp & crispy screen, responsive, fast, no lag and clear voice call. Only RM349. One of the best budget phones. Go buy it.

  • May i know what bloatware u r uninsalling

  • kachara mob front camera not working.........................................­....

  • A good mobile But the os is bad and the launcher is worst 😞👎

  • Bro you should disable show notification in apps to stop stupid stuff from popping up and after uninstalling an app you should restart the phone. This problems happened with me too. But making call were fine.

  • Does any problem aroses after upgrading to lollipop? Asking bcoz some phones have problem after upgrading.

  • Yup. There's an option if you want your apps to be directly downloaded to ur internal memory or to ur sd card.

  • my phone is one month old, and it has all these stupid stuff keeps popping up and i did a factory reset but it still keeps popping up when i try to make a call, it distressing. when i cancel the apps it still appears on the phone. help!!!

  • Lenovo S 856 is the best phone but size small.. go for Phab Plus..guys n girlz

  • I've had this phone for a few months now, and it was a real piece of junk at first. I had to factory reset it several times in a matter of weeks because it would lock up and start rebooting over and over. I finally decided to root it and remove some lenovo bloatware. Now it runs great. I even play GTA San Andreas. For those saying the camera is no good they must have a bad phone because both cameras on this phone take exceptional pictures. My only complaint is the lenovo launcher, their rom's UI is just not good and the icons are ugly. Unfortunately, I haven't found a custom rom to install on this yet, and I don't much care for adding a custom launcher. Other than the ui, I don't have any complaints about this phone (after rooting of course).

  • Your last update ia really trallyw really bad. Now I cant change my password (drawing one) because it always bug. Update a new one. Sucks! This phone is horrible!

  • nice mobile. go go go

  • Not a good one problems overcome the benefits

  • no google play stor

  • sim1-only 4G

  • How can i upgrade my OS to lollipop? I am afraid if all my pictures will be deleted. Please help.

  • where can i get this model stock firmware because mine aleady brick

  • Lenovo S856 There is problem with galary when deleating any of the folder ( Image or Video) make emty total Image and Video get deleted.. Please give any recomentation for avoid this problem

  • I Know.All you have to do is just update the software to theblatest version. I just did it right now. I tried several times and it never happen again. Never happened that when u delete the last photo of the folder, everything will be delete also

  • I am using this phone from last 7 month every thing is fine but heats near camera when playing heavy games.

  • Hey even I'm upset with that feature. How did you solve this problem can you please help me? If I delete a single pic from the gallery, the whole gallery just disappears although the pics are safe in the "photos" folder. Can you please help me out with this one?

  • Best ever cell phone, I just say 1 word Love u lenovo, very friendly use

  • i brought this phone last fri. 50% sale at the SM Mega Mall , this phone is very flexible to use. i feel contented with the batery , ican play Clash of Clans and i love to use this because of big screen.Thanks Lenovo

  • Don't buy this phone. lousy camera, horrible touch, too heavy, only one sim is 3g, can only recommend this model to an enemy. Most anoying is that the phone 📱 developed touch screen problems only within 3 wks of purchase. If you lock 🔒 your sms, contact and diall pad also locks automatically. There are too many upgrades that only make the phone 📱 worse. I regret leaving samsung.

  • Don't buy this mobile. Battery life is very low...

  • Very bad phone. Don't buy this. If we delete any single photo or video from gallery remaining photos and video also deleting. Camera is also not good

  • What is the difference (if any) between 1. Lenovo S856 2.lenovo S856c Customized version

  • because its china rom or aka cn base

  • does the memory card of this unit can be used in installing apps? just wanna make sure cuz the other units cant.they have memory card but cant move apps.

  • battery life is less

  • lenovo S580 is compactable but S856 is good and big

  • Hi frd i want to buy lenovo s856 or lenovo s580...plz advise me.. which on is best...

  • What about the camera?

  • Is this phone has a notification led for missed calls and messages or not?

  • when xiaomi recently released the budget midrange gadget in market but a very worthy to buy, lenovo have release the downgrade gadget.what is happen actually??

  • is this unit have google play market? i saw some model not supported by google play.

  • is this unit have google play market? i saw some model not supported by google play.

  • I have this phone just this weekend, and I must say this is a beautiful phone with LTE and a brigt screen, that is sweet. But one thing that is a negative for this phone is its RAM. it has only 1 GB of RAM, and its running low every once in a while. Lags and hangs is common, that is why it has an memory cleaning app pre installed. So think twice, there is a tradeoff though. For me, I might just sell it again, I have a wrong choice.

  • you very funny

  • Great value, good job Lenovo .. Hope soon as possible come in to Indonesia before christmas, what else can we looking for guys? 5.5" ips panel @720p 16m ( I think 5" more compatible with my hand ), 2500mAh, snapdragon 400 quad core @1.2ghz, adreno 305, ram 1gb, rom 8gb, microsd up to 32gb, android os kitkat, 8mpxls rear camera, dual sim on

  • lenovo s856 power consumption hardware radio battery used shows at maximum power consumption even when radio is never used. Can any body advice to fix it.

  • When will Lenovo a916 Launched in Asia ?

  • I bought this phone when it was first released and it is exceptional value for money. It's hard to find any fault with the phone, the 5.5 inch IPS LCD display is excellent, the resolution is great, images are highly detailed and colours nicely saturated with good viewing angles and it's very responsive. Battery life is very good giving 5 hours of continuous use on full brightness, so even a heavy user should easily get a full days use before needing a charger. The camera is fine for everyday use and records video at 720p or 1080p. Features are very good, especially the voice control which fires the phone into action whenever it detects the words 'OK Google'. This was reserved for top end phones up until now. Only SD cards up to 32gbs are supported which is surprising but not a problem unless you want to store loads of HD videos. The phone has never locked up or hung in all the time I've been using it and overall it has to be one of the best large screen devices available today. Great buy, great value for money.

  • battery backup is low....except this all is well.

  • Lenovo has already made several waterproof phones, the latest one is S750.

  • The processor has quad core processor (Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) so the A7 cores don't consume much power so i see that the battery is so suitable with the mobile specs

  • Wow, I think I must try to buy if it has launched. Would lenovo make a waterproof smartphone? Maybe waterproof smartphone can be a great project...

  • It may be the Xiaomi REDMI Note competitor if price match or near to that

  • the size of the display has nothing to do with the battery capacity. Its the pixel you need to consider ie how much pixel the battery need to power. This phone has a screen resolution of 720x1280 pixels if its display size is 4.7 or 5 or 5.5 it it will not affect the battery life. If the screen resolution is less battery life will slightly improve and if the resolution increase battery life decreases.

  • Too big

  • Come back devil phone

  • Finaly LENOVA is come back with performance... Budget phone of all students.

  • This devise all specificatione is good but battry only 2500 mAh, this devise 5.5 display battry no long time of day. This devise battry 3000mAh is good specification

  • great design.