Phone Comparison - Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 vs Sony Xperia M vs Lenovo A536

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Sony Lenovo
Announced January 2013 June 2013 September 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 199 x 121 x 10.7 mm
(7.83 x 4.76 x 0.42 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging , 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 8317 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU - Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4/16 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.96% 57.31% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge No Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 1700 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 15 h 30 min