Phone Comparison - Lenovo A536 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Sony Xperia E4

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Sony
Announced September 2014 January 2015 February 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Blue, Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2104
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2105
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Mali-400MP2 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% 59.80% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio - 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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED Flash 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, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, 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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1850 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)