Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M Dual vs Lenovo A7000 vs Lenovo K3 Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Lenovo
Announced June 2013 March 2015 March 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - May 2015 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 8,400 ($123.53) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Onyx Black, Pearl White Yellow, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
152.6x 76.2 x 7.9 mm
(6.01x 3 x 0.31 in)
152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dolby Atmos -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6572M Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T760MP2 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% - 71.55%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 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 HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
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, 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, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards 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 Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2900 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 264 h (2G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (4G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 39 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 36 h (3G)