Phone Comparison - Lenovo P780 vs Lenovo A859 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Sony
Announced June 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143 x 73 x 10 mm
(5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.90% 66.91% 64.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 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
USB OTG Supported 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2250 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h - Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
- Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)