Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Lenovo A859

Sony Xperia Tipo
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Lenovo A859
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo
Announced June 2012 January 2014
Status Available - August 2012 Coming Soon - January 2014
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16.7M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 66.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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