Phone Comparison - Lenovo S856 vs Samsung Galaxy E5 vs Samsung Galaxy E7

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2014 January 2015 January 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - Feburary 2015 Available - Feburary 2015
Price Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,400 ($255.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver Black, White, Brown Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
151.4 x 77.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.04 x 0.29 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E500F, E500H, E500HQ, E500M
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - E500F/DS, E500H/DS, E500M/DS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.00% 69.20% 71.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2400 mAh 2950 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 19 h (3G)