I live in Thailand. The selection here is somewhat limited and phones are typically more expensive than phones in the states.
I picked up a white Lenovo s820 [1][2] for ~$230 without a contract. I saw someone else mention in the thread that "they didn't know Lenovo made phones" - which was me as well before I went shopping for a new phone!
The s820 fit my criteria of thin, light, 4.7" screen and decent specs better than everything except the HTC One X. As a satisfied former Ideapad owner, I felt comfortable going out on a limb that Lenovo's notebook quality would generalize to its smartphone offerings.
So far (~4 months), it has. Apart from the somewhat disappointing camera quality, I've been really pleased.