Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Lenovo A536 vs Apple iPhone 7 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Apple
Announced Available - April 2013 September 2014 Not announced yet
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014 Rumored
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
6.1 mm thickness
(0.24 in thickness)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 3D Touch display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 10
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M , Apple A10
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM N/A 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB ROM 32/128/256 GB, GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 68.49% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels Dual 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0 v3.0, reversible connector; Smart connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2000 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 15 h 30 min -