Phone Comparison - Lenovo A889 vs Lenovo S856 vs Lenovo A916

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced May 2014 October 2014 November 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,630 ($82.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Silver White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
149.5 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.89 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1800 / 2100
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.53% 71.00% 72.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 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 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.0 v4.0
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, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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