Comparison of Lenovo S856 and ZTE Blade Vec 3G smartphones based on their characteristics

Lenovo S856

ZTE Blade Vec 3G

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Lenovo

ZTE

Phone model

S856

Blade Vec 3G

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

151 mm

139 mm

Body width

78 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

9 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

175 g

152 g

Volume

105.73 cm³

75.84 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Carbon
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

• Mediatek MT6582

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1300 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

512 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 305

• Mali-400MP2

GPU clock speed

500 MHz

Number of GPU cores

1

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

• MediaTek MT6582

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2500

2300

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

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

5.5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Pixel density

267 ppi

294 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Touch focus

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

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.6 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1687 x 949 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

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

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

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 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

• 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

• 802.11b
• 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

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

87.5 - 108 МГц

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

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

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

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• eAAC+
• 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

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

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.93 W/kg