Phone Comparison - Lenovo A706 vs Huawei Ascend G610 vs Lenovo A859

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Huawei Lenovo
Announced 2013 October 2013 January 2014
Status Available - 2013 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014
Colors Black, White/Grey Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
142 x 73.6 x 9.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.9 x 0.39 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.30% 66.12% 66.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2150 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 3 h -