Phone Comparison - Lenovo A536 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Lenovo Phab

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general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Lenovo
Announced September 2014 November 2015 September 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - January 2016 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black, Gold Ebony
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
186 x 97 x 8.9 mm
(7.32 x 3.82 x 0.35 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 250 g (8.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE Band 3(1800), 40(2300)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.98 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (210 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% 68.09% 74.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio, RDS, recording Yes
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Yes
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported 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-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2600 mAh 4250 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 349 h 480 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 22 h 24 h