Phone Comparison - Lenovo A536 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Lenovo Vibe Z2

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Lenovo
Announced September 2014 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, White Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink White, Gold, Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
148.5 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm
(5.85 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% 74.32% 73.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED Flash optical image stabil
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3220 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h 30 min - Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 28 h (3G)