Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M Dual vs Lenovo A536 vs Lenovo A5000

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Lenovo
Announced June 2013 September 2014 February 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 7,099 ($104.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
140 x 71.4 x 10 mm
(5.51 x 2.81 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 68.49% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 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 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 804 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)