Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Lenovo A859 vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced May 2013 January 2014 September 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - GT-I9195 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.82% 66.91% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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 Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2250 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) - Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (3G) - Up to 15 h 30 min