Lenovo S860 and S660 smartphone hands-on

We’ve already seen the S850 smartphone, Yoga Tablet 10 HD+, and DOit suite of apps from Lenovo. And left is another pair of smartphones, more for the S-Series of devices — the S860 and S660. While there are some key differences between these two devices, they both sport a similar appearance with the brushed metal design.

The S860 standout feature is a promised “all-day power” and the S660 is touted as being an “all-round high performance all-rounder.” The promise for the S860 is up to 43 hours of talk time and up to 40 days on standby. Keeping with the Lenovo S860, this one sports a 5.3-inch (1280 x 720) IPS display, and is powered by a quad-core 1.3GHz processor with 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage.

Lenovo S860 gallery

Other highlights of the S860 include a thickness of 10.3mm, a 1.6MP front-facing camera, 8MP rear-facing camera, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The S860 also has USB on-the-go, which means you can use the battery to power up other devices using the included microUSB cord.

The S660 shares some common specs including the processor, rear-facing camera, and version of Android. Both handsets also have coverage for HSPA+ 21Mbps(DL), 5.76Mbps (UL) and EDGE. Shifting over to the S660 specific features and you’ll find a thickness of 9.95mm, a microSD card slot (with 32GB card support), a 0.3MP front-facing camera, and a 4.7-inch qHD (960 x 540) IPS display.

As part of the “all-round high performance all-rounder” promise of the S660 — we also find the following “three key features for value seekers.” To that point, Lenovo has said the S660 offers “a striking brushed metal design, long battery life for all-day usage and a wallet-friendly price.”

Lenovo S660 gallery

That all being said, while we certainly liked the S850 the most out of these three, the S860 and S660 could be solid contenders in the respective device lineups. You can check for all our Lenovo coverage using the Lenovo hub or the MWC 2014 hub.