Phone Comparison - Lenovo S820 vs Lenovo S860 vs Xiaomi Mi 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Xiaomi
Announced May 2013 February 2014 September 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - December 2013
Colors Flamingo red Metallic Grey Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
149.5 x 77 x 10.3 mm
(5.89 x 3.03 x 0.41 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB ROM 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.82% 67.32% 64.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio; built-in antenna FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 4000 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
- Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
Up to 4 h