Phone Comparison - Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 vs Lenovo A316i vs Lenovo A606

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced January 2013 April 2014 September 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Price - - Rs. 4,770 ($69.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 199 x 121 x 10.7 mm
(7.83 x 4.76 x 0.42 in)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
141.5 x 73.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.57 x 2.88 x 0.36 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 8317 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU - Mali-400 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4/16 GB 4 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 61.42% 66.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0, A2DP
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 hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB 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 not 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 1300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 24 h (3G)