Phone Comparison - Lenovo A859 vs Lenovo S850 vs Motorola Moto G 4G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Motorola
Announced January 2014 February 2014 January 2015
Status Coming Soon - January 2014 Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White White, Pink Black, Black/Lemon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 2600 (Band 7)
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 16 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.91% 68.71% 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 2250 mAh 2000 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by - Up to 336 h -
Talk Time - Up to 13 h -