Phone Comparison - Lenovo A706 vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Xiaomi Redmi Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced 2013 May 2014 March 2014
Status Available - 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White/Grey Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.30% 64.61% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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