Phone Comparison - Samsung Ativ S vs Lenovo A889 vs Sony Xperia C3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Sony
Announced August 2012 May 2014 July 2014
Status Released - December 2012 Available - May 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Gray White Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-400 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.65% 70.53% 67.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 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

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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 168 h (2G)
Up to 218 h (3G)
- Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
- Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)