Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E1 vs Lenovo S856 vs Lenovo A916

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Lenovo
Announced January 2014 October 2014 November 2014
Status Available - March 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 5,770 ($84.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,630 ($82.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Purple, White Silver White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
151 x 77.8 x 9 mm
(5.94 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
149.5 x 76.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.89 x 3.02 x 0.34 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1800 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Adreno 302 Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD 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) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.98% 71.00% 72.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, SVGA@30FPS Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 MbpsPA, HSUPA1 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 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 1750 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 551 h Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 312 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 12 min Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
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