Phone Comparison - Lenovo A706 vs Lenovo A526 vs Lenovo A316i

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced 2013 April 2014 April 2014
Status Available - 2013 Available Available - April 2014
Colors Black, White/Grey Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
132 x 67.6 x 11.1 mm
(5.2 x 2.66 x 0.44 in)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572
GPU Adreno 203 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.30% 62.36% 61.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
- Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
- Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)