Phone Comparison - Lenovo A706 vs Lenovo S860 vs Lenovo S850

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced 2013 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014 Coming Soon - June 2014
Colors Black, White/Grey Metallic Grey White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
149.5 x 77 x 10.3 mm
(5.89 x 3.03 x 0.41 in)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 203 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB ROM 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.30% 67.32% 68.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes 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, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band 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, 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 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No
USB OTG - 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 4000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
- Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
Up to 13 h