Phone Comparison - Lenovo A536 vs Lenovo S856 vs Lenovo A916

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced September 2014 October 2014 November 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,630 ($82.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Silver White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
149.5 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.89 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1800 / 2100
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% 71.00% 72.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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