Phone Comparison - Lenovo S850 vs Lenovo S856 vs Lenovo A6000

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced February 2014 October 2014 January 2015
Status Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,699 ($98.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Pink Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
141 x 70 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
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 Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 305 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.71% 71.00% 69.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [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 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS 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 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
Up to 264 h (2G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Up to 276 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)