Phone Comparison - Lenovo S856 vs Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE vs Lenovo Phab Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Microsoft Lenovo
Announced October 2014 March 2015 August 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,490 ($213.09) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver Yes Grey, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
141.3 x 72.2 x 8.8 mm
(5.56 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
186.6 x 96.6 x 7.6 mm
(7.35 x 3.8 x 0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE Band 3(1800), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939, Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.00% 67.43% 70.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio Yes
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, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Yes, Dual-tone
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/4'' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 1 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2500 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
Up to 864 h (2G)
Up to 864 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 26 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
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