Phone Comparison - Lenovo A390 vs Lenovo A526 vs Lenovo A316i

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced April 2013 April 2014 April 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available Available - April 2014
Colors Black, White Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.6 x 64 x 10.1 mm
(4.94 x 2.52 x 0.4 in)
132 x 67.6 x 11.1 mm
(5.2 x 2.66 x 0.44 in)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572
GPU PowerVR SGX531 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology Capacitive touchscreen
Colors - 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.77% 62.36% 61.42%
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
- Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)