Phone Comparison - Lenovo A706 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual vs Lenovo A526

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Sony Lenovo
Announced 2013 February 2014 April 2014
Status Available - 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available
Colors Black, White/Grey Black, White, Purple Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
132 x 67.6 x 11.1 mm
(5.2 x 2.66 x 0.44 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
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, v4.3 (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, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.30% 64.21% 62.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio with RDS 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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 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 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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