Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Lenovo
Phone model
A656
Year of release
2013

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
142 mm (millimeters)
Body width
73 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
9.5 mm (millimeters)
Weight
162 g (grams)
Volume
98.48 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • MediaTek MT6589
CPU clock speed
1200 MHz (megahertz) place #76
Number of processor cores
4

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • PowerVR SGX544

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
512 MB (megabytes) place #15

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 4 GB (gigabytes)
place #25

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
32 GB (gigabytes)

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Battery

Battery capacity
2000 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB

Screen

Screen diagonal
5 in (inches) place #99
Screen resolution
854 x 480 pixels place #106
Pixel density
196 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
IPS
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Aspect ratio
1.779 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
5 Mp (megapixels) place #37
Maximum photo resolution
1600 x 1200 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Video capability
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
2
Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards
Alternating
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0
A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format, .exif)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
Installed image editor
Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • 3GPP (.3gp)
  • 3GPP2 (.3g2)
  • MOV (QuickTime, .mov)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • smtp
  • imap4
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Equipment

Equipment
  • battery
  • usb-cable
  • charger