Phone Comparison - Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Lenovo A859 vs Lenovo S850

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lenovo Lenovo
Announced March 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - January 2014 Coming Soon - June 2014
Colors White Frost, Black Mist White White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
142 x 72.4 x 9.14 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
141 x 71 x 8.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.8 x 0.32 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 163.3 g (5.75.0.11 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE (Dependent on Country) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage) 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 66.91% 68.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Wide Angle [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.0 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2250 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h - Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h - Up to 13 h