Comparison of Lenovo A396 and Lenovo S856 smartphones based on their characteristics

Lenovo A396

Lenovo S856

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Lenovo

Lenovo

Phone model

A396

S856

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

123 mm

151 mm

Body width

64 mm

78 mm

Body thickness

12.6 mm

9 mm

Weight

125 g

175 g

Volume

99.19 cm³

105.73 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Carbon
• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Spreadtrum SC8830A

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-400 MP2

• Adreno 305

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

256 MB

1 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 512 MB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

4 GB

32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.3

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

1500

2500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

24 h

Standby time in GSM networks

456 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

25 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

312 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

5.5 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

233 ppi

267 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

2 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1600 x 1200 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

1.6 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

1687 x 949 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Default

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

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

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• 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 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

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

2.0

4.0

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• MP3
• WMA

• AAC
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

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 text to speech

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
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.93 W/kg