Phone Comparison - Lenovo A536 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2014 August 2015 January 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Blue, Black, White White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
130.1 x 67.6 x 9.5 mm
(5.12 x 2.66 x 0.37 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Single or Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (Dual SIM)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J111F / Quad-core 1.2 GHz / Dual-core 1.3 GHz - J110L Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830
GPU Mali-400MP2 - Mali-400
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 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% 59.82% 62.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio - FM radio with RDS; recording
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 Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 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 HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM - J110M, J111F
4 GB, 768 MB RAM - J110F, J1
8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Not 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 Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1900 mAh 2050 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 15 h 30 min - -