Phone Comparison - Samsung Google Nexus S vs Lenovo A916 vs Lenovo K3 Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced December 2010 November 2014 March 2015
Status Available - December 2010 Available - November 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 5,630 ($82.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black Yellow, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
149.5 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.89 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Mali-450MP4 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.46% 72.83% 71.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
- Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
- Up to 36 h (3G)