Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500 vs Lenovo A706 vs Lenovo A680

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced February 2012 2013 March 2014
Status Available - March 2012 Available - 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black/Orange Black, White/Grey Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.4 x 58.6 x 11.6 mm
(4.31 x 2.31 x 0.46 in)
136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
145 x 73.5 x 10.8 mm
(5.71 x 2.89 x 0.43 in)
Weight 105.3 g (3.7.0.11 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 203 Mali-400MP2
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 3.3 inches 4.5 inches 5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (175 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.47% 59.30% 64.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 3 GB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Up to 312 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)