Lenovo's X2 has some Xperia DNA in it

posted by Florin T. / Aug 26, 2014, 7:06 PM

Lenovo is getting ready to launch a new (and apparently high-end) Android handset called X2. The smartphone’s been certified in China recently, and has two versions: X2-CU and X2-TO. Both have the same dimensions - 140.2 x 68.6 x 7.27 mm - and the same design, which reminds us of Sony’s Xperia flagship smartphones (thin bezels on the sides, rear camera positioning, etc). If it weren’t for the Lenovo logo, you could easily believe that the X2’s an upcoming Xperia.

The X2-CU is powered by an octa-core processor that’s most likely made by MediaTek, while the X2-TO has a dual-core 2.2 GHz processor. Other than that, their features seem to be identical, including a 5-inch IPS display with 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5 MP front-facing camera, 13 MP rear camera, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB / 32 GB of internal memory.

Both Lenovo X2 variants run Android 4.4 KitKat, and they’ll probably be released soon in China (Lenovo’s home country). At the moment, we don’t know if Lenovo plans to make any of them available internationally, but we'll let you know if we hear anything about this.

Lenovo X2

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Lenovo X2

source: TENAA (translated)

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18 Comments

1. DillWeed

Posts: 150; Member since: Mar 14, 2014

Gold buttons on the white phone? Too expensive to have two different colors?

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 7:09 PM 1

12. techperson211

Posts: 1280; Member since: Feb 27, 2014

Don't blame Lenovo . Steve Jobs once thought what would be a great design for a smart phone and ironically he thought of Sony too.

posted on Aug 27, 2014, 1:28 AM 1

2. fzacek

Posts: 2486; Member since: Jan 26, 2014

Step 1 of making a great smartphone: Don't use a MediaTek processor...

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 7:14 PM 10

5. JC557

Posts: 1917; Member since: Dec 07, 2011

If it's using that new mysterious high scoring MediaTek processor then maybe it can be a very good phone. Yes we all know those scores don't really mean much but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 7:33 PM 0

17. fireblade

Posts: 717; Member since: Dec 27, 2013

Sorry to say.. But phones with mediatek CPU sucks so much. No updates and the GPS is stupid.

posted on Aug 27, 2014, 5:57 PM 0

6. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

Step 2 stop copying designs.

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 8:27 PM 9

9. fzacek

Good one...

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 8:53 PM 0

13. boltn unregistered

Step 3: Don't use an invitee method (aka The OPO style) to sell the phones.

posted on Aug 27, 2014, 2:44 AM 2

3. mokhtar

Posts: 405; Member since: Jan 06, 2014

All companies are copying from sony, first with htc one m7 rear design is like an xperia ion.. Google it ;( and then this.. Wow

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 7:20 PM 3

4. JC557

Umm no, the HTC Thunderbolt, Droid Eris, Droid DNA had similar designs as well.

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 7:31 PM 2

7. Chuck007

Posts: 1409; Member since: Mar 02, 2014

I don't see why Lenovo sees the need to copy designs. They already have an ingenious design team that can deliver something way more original. Heck, with Motorola there's no stopping them from being one of the top dogs regardless. Such blatant copycats will only ruin their reputation in the international market. Does more harm than good.

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 8:41 PM 0

11. JC557

Yeah, seriously. They still have access to the ThinkPad design signature so why not use that and build a phone using that and maybe shoehorning in the stuff that made the ThinkPad great (durable plastic and maybe a "roll cage"). They could also go the Motorola route and use kevlar mixed with plastic with their now in house water resistant coating.

posted on Aug 27, 2014, 12:32 AM 0

8. tiara6918

Posts: 2263; Member since: Apr 26, 2012

First they copied htc one x and now this....

posted on Aug 26, 2014, 8:50 PM 0

10. dorianb

Posts: 617; Member since: Oct 24, 2012

This title is misleading. I was expecting to hear about how Sony asked Lenovo out on a date. Took it to a bar. Next thing you know Lenovo is waking up to a strange ceiling & Sony smoking a cig.