Phone Comparison - Lenovo S856 vs Lenovo A6000 vs Lenovo S60

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Lenovo Lenovo
Announced October 2014 January 2015 January 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - March 2015
Price Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,699 ($98.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,949 ($116.90) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver Black Pearl White, Graphite Grey, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
141 x 70 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
143.3 x 72 x 7.7 mm
(5.64 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 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 IPS Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.00% 69.69% 66.67%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2300 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
Up to 264 h (2G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Up to 276 h (4G)
Up to 336 h (2G)
Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 16 h 30 min (3G)