Phone Comparison - Lenovo A889 vs Lenovo A536 vs Lenovo S856

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced May 2014 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black, White Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164 x 85.4 x 9 mm
(6.46 x 3.36 x 0.35 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB ROM 8 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
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (184 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.53% 68.49% 71.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.0 v4.0
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 hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 300 h Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)