Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Lenovo A526 vs Lenovo A316i

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Lenovo
Announced June 2012 April 2014 April 2014
Status Available - August 2012 Available Available - April 2014
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
132 x 67.6 x 11.1 mm
(5.2 x 2.66 x 0.44 in)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB 4 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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 62.36% 61.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
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 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB 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 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
- Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
- Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)