Phone Comparison - Lenovo A316i vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Xiaomi Redmi 4A

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Xiaomi
Announced April 2014 January 2016 November 2016
Status Available - April 2014 Available - February 2016 Available - November 2016
Price - Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($92.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White, Black, Gold Gold, Rose Gold, Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
139.5 x 70.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.77 x 0.33 in)
Weight 121 g (4.27 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 131.5 g (4.62.0.18 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Metal Body
- Infrared Sensor
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400 Adreno 308
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.42% 62.92% 70.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 2050 mAh 3120 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
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