Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Lenovo S850 vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Lenovo Lenovo
Announced January 2014 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB ROM 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 68.71% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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 Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 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, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 336 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 13 h Up to 15 h 30 min