Phone Comparison - Lenovo S856 vs Sony Xperia E4g Dual vs Lenovo A7000

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Sony Lenovo
Announced October 2014 February 2015 March 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - May 2015
Price Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,300 ($166.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,400 ($123.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver Black, White Onyx Black, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
133 x 71 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.8 x 0.43 in)
152.6x 76.2 x 7.9 mm
(6.01x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) - 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE 700 / 900 / 1800
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Dolby Atmos

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6732 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T760 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen,
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.00% 64.68% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2300 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Up to 264 h (2G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 39 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)