Phone Comparison - Lenovo A706 vs Sony Xperia E1 Dual vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Sony Lenovo
Announced 2013 January 2014 September 2014
Status Available - 2013 Available - January 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White/Grey Black, Purple, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2104/D2114
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2105
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 302 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.30% 61.98% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, SVGA@30FPS Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps 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 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Up to 366 h (2G)
Up to 441 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 13 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)
Up to 15 h 30 min