Phone Comparison - Lenovo A859 vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Nokia Lumia 530

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Acer Nokia
Announced January 2014 February 2014 July 2014
Status Coming Soon - January 2014 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors White Black/White White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Mali-400MP2 - Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB TBD microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors - 16M colors
Size 5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.91% - 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR - 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support - Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB TBD microSD, up to 128 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 (BL-5J)
Capacity 2250 mAh - 1430 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 528 h
Talk Time - - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)