Phone Comparison - Lenovo A526 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Lenovo
Announced April 2014 August 2014 September 2014
Status Available Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Blue Black, white, gold, silver, blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132 x 67.6 x 11.1 mm
(5.2 x 2.66 x 0.44 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-T628 MP6 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 32 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.36% 66.95% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1860 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 300 h
Talk Time - - Up to 15 h 30 min