Phone Comparison - Lenovo A536 vs Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 vs Sony Xperia C4

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Micromax Sony
Announced September 2014 December 2014 May 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - December 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 8,496 ($124.94) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,900 ($292.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pristine White, Mesmerising Blue Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
- 150.3 x 77.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.92 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) - 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5303, E5353
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5306
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5303
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Oleophobic Coating/ Anti-finger Print -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-450MP4 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16 GB (12.97 GB for mass storage) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% - 71.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Sony IMX135 CMOS Sensor, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p, OV5648 Sensor, f/2.4 Ap [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.97 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2500 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 320 h Up to 634 h (2G)
Up to 682 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 10 h Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)