Phone Comparison - Lenovo A889 vs Lenovo A606 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Xiaomi
Announced May 2014 September 2014 August 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 4,770 ($69.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black, White Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
141.5 x 73.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.57 x 2.88 x 0.36 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582M Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP2 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB Yes

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.53% 66.46% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.0, 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB Yes
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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2000 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by - Up to 350 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 24 h (3G) -