Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs HTC Desire 816 vs Lenovo S850

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC Lenovo
Announced October 2011 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - June 2014
Colors Black, White Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB ROM 16 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 67.67% 68.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM Radio with Recording
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2600 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 13 h