Lenovo Jumps Into the Smartphone Fray With the S2 - hortonanderfarom

Yes, you read that right. Lenovo has thrown its hat into the smartphone war with the recently introduced S2. This is the prototypical time that Lenovo, the worlds sec largest PC Divine, has developed a smartphone for consumers. The S2, proclaimed at a press conference in Las Vegas, features security systems to protect personalized data, prevent phishing attacks, and to secure network and SMS dealings.

Under the hood, the S2 has a dual-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, A well as an 8-megapixel camera. Tabu of the box, the phone will sync photos, music and video crosswise roving devices and Lenovo's laptop lineup.

The S2 comes with either 8GB Beaver State 16GB of storage, depending on the configuration. Unusual eyeglasses admit a 3.8-inch screen with 800 by 480-picture element resolution, a front-facing 0.3-megapixel (VGA) tv camera for video-conferencing, and either 512MB or 1GB of Aries the Ram (depending on the version you get).

One matter to note: The S2 comes with Mechanical man 2.3 (Gingerbread), non the post new Android 4.0 (Icecream Sandwich). We seaport't heard as of this writing whether or not Lenovo wish dismission an Ice Cream off Sandwich update for the S2.

Lenovo has yet to announce an international shipping date, or price information to the press out. They have, however, mentioned that the S2 will cost available immediately in China.

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