Phone Comparison - Lenovo A889 vs Lenovo S856 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Apple
Announced May 2014 October 2014 September 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 9
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.53% 71.00% 67.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Real-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, LE
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/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh)
Capacity 2500 mAh 2500 mAh 2915 mAh
Stand by - Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (3G)