Flash sale: Flipkart sells 30K Lenovo A7000 units in 4 seconds

Last week, Lenovo had launched its budget smartphone A7000 at a price of Rs 8,999. The device was up for grabs in its first flash sale on Flipkart today. According to Lenovo, the company sold 30,000 units in mere 4 seconds.

The company also announced a special ‘live flash sale’ at Flipkart’s Bangalore office today, where Lenovo invited the media to see how fast these devices actually go out of stock during the online flash sale. The next sale for the Lenovo A7000 will be held on April 22. The registrations for the next sale will begin today at 6PM.

Unveiled at Mobile World Congress this year, it is successor to the Lenovo A6000. The Lenovo A7000 sports a 5.5-inch HD display with a 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. It is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek chipset paired with 2GB RAM.

On the camera front, the A7000 has an 8MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera. It has 8GB of onboard storage and can be expanded further via microSD card slot. The dual-SIM smartphone will run the latest version of Google’s Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.

In terms of connectivity, the smartphone includes support for 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth and microUSB. The device is powered by a 2,900mAh battery. The device weighs 140 grams and will be available in Onyx Black and Pearl White.

LG Spirit With Android 5.0 Lollipop

LG has launched one of its new curved mid-range smartphones in India, the LG Spirit, listing it on its country-specific website at Rs. 14,250. The company has not yet announced availability details for the smartphone.

The LG Spirit was globally unveiled in February along with three other smartphones LG Magna, LG Leon and the LG Joy. The firm had showcased all the smartphones during MWC 2015 this month.

As per specifications, the dual-SIM (Micro-SIM) LG Spirit (LG H-422) runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and includes 4.7-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) resolution display with pixel density of 312ppi. The display is curved slightly, with a 3000mm radius curvature. In India, the smartphone packs a 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.

The LG Spirit features an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 1-megapixel front facing camera. The 8GB of inbuilt storage is expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). Connectivity options on the LG Spirit include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and Micro-USB. The handset measures 133.25x66.12x9.95mm and is backed by a 2100mAh battery.

So far, there is no word on when the firm will launch the 4G-enabled variant of the smartphone, the LG Spirit LTE, in India. Notably, LG has on Monday also announced the start of the global rollout of its four new mid-range smartphones, the Joy, Leon, Magna, and Spirit, starting with South America followed closely by Europe, Asia, Middle East Africa and North America.