Here’s what Lenovo told us about P70’s reception and call quality problems

IMG_3115If you see the specs sheet and the price of Lenovo P70, you’ll say that it’s one of the best phones in this class and you will probably be right. But there are some problems, which don’t seem minor. Some of our users notified us about a problem with the 3G coverage, and of course, we tested it. When we measured that, we came up with a lower result than some other phones. In other words Lenovo P70 has worse 3G coverage than many other phones. Also, from time to time, when you are talking on the phone, the other person can’t hear you on the other side.

We asked Lenovo about this. Shortly after, they told us, that they think it’s probably a software problem and they are now working to create an update, which will fix it. If we receive more information about that, we will share with you.

Update: Lenovo is releasing a software update to address the P70 issues

Update: You can read the full review here:
http://laptopmedia.com/review/lenovo-p70-review-an-elegant-and-affordable-smartphone-with-high-performance-and-good-durability/

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Erender
Erender
9 years ago

Hi Hristian. I have the same problem in here, Slovakia. Unfortunately, I discover another BUG with storeing contact from landline. If some body call me from landline and this is new number, whith I dont have in my contaclist (for example in my google contact list), this call on my Lenovo P70 is succesfully. I can see incoming call from landline number. This is OK. If I store this new contact to my google contact list as new contact, incoming call from this number fail. I will describe on my personal experience. I have new Lenovo P70: 1. My wife… Read more »

Cathy
Cathy
9 years ago

Hi Hristiyan! I bought a P70 two weeks ago, after my P780 broke. My P780 lasted 3 days on full routine, on 3G, lots of talk, always on wifi, with the Lenovo Power Saver app. I had high hopes towards the P70 boasting the same battery capacity, but it doesn´t last EVEN A DAY. I have to take my charges with me, because it only lasts a few hours on wifi and battery keeps draining even if phone is untouched. I installed the app “Battery Doctor”, it says max. Battery Capacity is 1000 mAh instead of 4000! I sent the… Read more »

FlugzeugSK
FlugzeugSK
9 years ago

Hi Hristiyan.
a apreciate your initiative in this case, but i have no good news,
i have updated my unit few minutes ago with update released today.
Only thing that is really improved is slovakian translation.

Issue with calls meaned by Erender above is still there.
Phone is not reachable from landline when number is stored in memory.

Jakub
Jakub
8 years ago
Reply to  Erender

Do you still experience the same problem after update? I made update yesterday, but it´s still the same from landline…

Jakub

Erender
Erender
9 years ago

Thank you man.
I’m waiting for result, I hope that solution come soon.

Raul
Raul
9 years ago

I have a similar problem here in Qatar with the P70, sim1 which is LTE and 3g works abnormally, sometimes it works and sometimes it does not..you only know it when you suddenly get connected and received messages that they have been calling you and the phone gives a message that you can only be reached thru sms. Practically a useless phone at times.

Simeon Nikolov
Admin
9 years ago

We also hope that the solution is coming soon. Guys, please tell us if you get an update or a fix.

Haitham El-Araby
Haitham El-Araby
9 years ago

I want to buy Lenovo P70 … But will wait until people ensure that the problem has been solved and there is an update already exists which fix the problem 🙁

Erender
Erender
9 years ago

UAU, great news. So lets wait for update and check the fix. I hope that our problems will be fixed and we can fully enjoy this great phone Lenovo P70 🙂

cutiee
9 years ago

Pls tell me its prblms…. Camera clarity is gu d..?? 3G&2G network support? Battey life??? and how much ram actually

Michal
Michal
8 years ago

Everything works perfect, but redirected calls to mu Lenovo P70 not working. If I move my SIM card to another mobile (for example to my old HTC), all redirected calls works fine.

Jan
8 years ago

I have noticed that there is no indication on which SIM (number) is incoming call to my P70 being made. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IF I AM IN ROAMING!!!!!

Jan
8 years ago

I have noticed that there is no indication on which SIM (number) is incoming call to my P70 being made. I have tested also VIBE Z2 and experienced the same problem. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IF I AM IN ROAMING!!!!!

rajkamal
8 years ago

Hi All,

Two days ago i bought Lenovo P70-A herein Qatar. Yesterday itself i started to use this phone and it was good until today morning. Now i am getting problems while talk the call disconnecting in 4g and 3g networks. Also i already done the update which i received from lenovo.

One more problem i am facing in this phone with flip cover, while open flip cover the phone is not wake up. is there any setting for this issue ?

Kindly advice to solve this issues in my mobile.

Ashish JAIN
Ashish JAIN
8 years ago

Hi I used the P780 for about 11 months with lot of call problems and low 3G connectivity in India as compared to my pther smartphones. After 11 months, the P780 would just drop the call or even after showing the network signal on the screen, i could not make the outgoing calls nor receive incoming calls. When I contacted the service centre, they replaced the mother board within 20 days and my warantee got over. After testing for 7 days, I found the same problem in the new mother board replaced by LENOVO!!! I was Shocked and surprised. I… Read more »

jerrin
jerrin
8 years ago

i bought this phone one week ago…..today when i woke up..am not able to make any outgoing calls…my frnds also complained that they are not able to reach me…the call gets ended automatically but the messages are reaching me…please help me solve this problem….

mannan shah
8 years ago

While typing a name while creating a new contact t. We cannot type up to a limit. Any solution