Comparison of Lenovo A316i and Sony Xperia M smartphones based on their characteristics

Lenovo A316i

Sony Xperia M

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Lenovo

Sony

Phone model

A316i

Xperia M

Year of release

2014

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

117 mm

124 mm

Body width

64 mm

62 mm

Body thickness

12.2 mm

9.3 mm

Weight

121 g

124 g

Volume

90.64 cm³

71.5 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Mediatek MT6572

• Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227

CPU clock speed

1300 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

256 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-400

• Adreno 305

GPU clock speed

500 MHz

Number of GPU cores

1

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

266 MHz

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6572

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.2

Android 4.1

Battery

Battery capacity

1300

1750

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h 12 min

10 h 12 min

Standby time in GSM networks

432 h

498 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

7 h 6 min

9 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

384 h

454 h

Duration of listening to music

39 h

Video watching duration

9 h 30 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

4 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

233 ppi

245 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

2 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1600 x 1200 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Digital image stabilization

Other photo settings

• Digital zoom
• Panoramic shooting
• Geographic marks
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Default

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

3.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• DUN
• FTP
• GATT
• HFP
• HID
• OPP
• PAN

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Maps
• Google Play Store

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed antivirus

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.74 W/kg

0.84 W/kg