Phone Comparison - Lenovo A390 vs Lenovo A859 vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced April 2013 January 2014 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.6 x 64 x 10.1 mm
(4.94 x 2.52 x 0.4 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 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
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU PowerVR SGX531 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 8 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 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors - 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.77% 66.91% 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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging 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 No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [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, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0
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 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB 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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2250 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
- Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- Up to 15 h 30 min