Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8262 vs Lenovo A526 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo GT-I9300I

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Samsung
Announced May 2013 April 2014 March 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors White, Blue Blue Black, Blue, Brown, Red, Gray, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
132 x 67.6 x 11.1 mm
(5.2 x 2.66 x 0.44 in)
136.6 x 70.75 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.79 x 0.34 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, -
GPU Adreno 203 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 62.36% 65.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- Up to 14 h