Comparison of Lenovo K3 and Lenovo A560 smartphones based on their characteristics

Lenovo K3

Lenovo A560

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Lenovo

Lenovo

Phone model

K3

A560

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

141 mm

142 mm

Body width

71 mm

73 mm

Body thickness

7.9 mm

11 mm

Weight

128 g

159 g

Volume

78.53 cm³

114.03 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Yellow

• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410

• Qualcomm MSM8212

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

1024 kB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 306

• Adreno 302

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

16 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.3

Battery

Battery capacity

2300

2000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

31 h

5 h

Standby time in GSM networks

580 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

31 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

580 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

294 ppi

196 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

1600 x 1200 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Aperture

f/2.2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 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

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

4G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

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

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

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

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

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

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

• 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

4.0

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

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

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

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

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• H.264
• WMV

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

Video resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

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

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

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

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
• 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 VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)