Phone Comparison - Lenovo P780 vs Lenovo S850 vs Lenovo S856

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced June 2013 February 2014 October 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White, Pink Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143 x 73 x 10 mm
(5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No 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 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.90% 68.71% 71.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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 Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h Up to 336 h Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 13 h Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)