Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Lenovo A7000

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Micromax Lenovo
Announced March 2014 September 2014 March 2015
Status Available - March 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,400 ($123.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black Onyx Black, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
- 152.6x 76.2 x 7.9 mm
(6.01x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) - 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Dolby Atmos

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU - Mali-400MP2 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen,
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.52 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.00% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards
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 Standard Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1700 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - Up to 160 h Up to 264 h (2G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 6 h Up to 39 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)