Phone Comparison - Lenovo A859 vs Lenovo A536 vs Lenovo A5000

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced January 2014 September 2014 February 2015
Status Coming Soon - January 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 7,099 ($104.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
140 x 71.4 x 10 mm
(5.51 x 2.81 x 0.39 in)
Weight 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 8 GB ROM 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 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.91% 68.49% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.0, A2DP
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 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 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
USB OTG 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2250 mAh 2000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 300 h Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 804 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)