Phone Comparison - Lenovo A390 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Lenovo A5000

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Lenovo
Announced April 2013 January 2015 February 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,099 ($104.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Blue, Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.6 x 64 x 10.1 mm
(4.94 x 2.52 x 0.4 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
140 x 71.4 x 10 mm
(5.51 x 2.81 x 0.39 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX531 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors - 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.77% 59.80% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED Flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1850 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
- Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 804 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)