Comparison: lenovo a850 vs samsung galaxy s3

We continue with the comparisons of the Lenovo A850 facing one of the members of the Galaxy family, the Samsung Galaxy S3. Although a priori we could affirm that they play in different leagues (the Samsung model is included in the upper-middle range), the characteristics of the Asian smartphone make it strong against this rival. Next we will expose the specifications of each one of them so that later you can draw your own conclusions about their quality-price relationships. We start:

Technical characteristics:

Designs: The Lenovo features dimensions of 153.5 mm high x 79.3 mm wide x 9.5 mm thick, turning out to be larger than the Galaxy and its 136.6 mm high × 70.6 mm width × 8.6 mm thickness and a weight of 133 grams. Both models have a housing made of plastic, being black or white in the case of the A850 and blue or white if we refer to the S3.

Screens: The one of the Lenovo has a size of 5.5 inches and a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. Its IPS technology allows us to enjoy an almost complete viewing angle and very vivid colors. The Samsung Galaxy S3 for its part has a smaller size, although not for that reason it is small, being 4.8 inches and 1280 x 720 pixels of resolution. It features super AMOLED technology, which gives it good visibility even in sunlight. The Galaxy used is protected against accidents thanks to the glass manufactured by the Corning Gorilla Glass 2 company.

Processors: The Lenovo features a Mediatek MT6582M Cortex A-7 Quadcore CPU running at 1.3 GHz, which is accompanied by a Mali-400MP2 graphics chip and 1 GB of RAM. The Galaxy S3 for its part is accompanied by an Exynos 4 Quad 4-core CPU at 1.4 Ghz and a Mali 400MP graphics chip. It brings with it 1 GB of RAM. The Android operating system is present on both smartphones, but in different versions: 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for the A850 and 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung.

Cameras: the main sensor of the Lenovo does not stand out especially, being 5 megapixels, compared to the 8 megapixels that the Galaxy has, both with LED flash. With the front lens, more of the same happens, being 1.9 megapixels in the case of the S3 and VGA if we refer to the Lenovo. The two phones allow to make video recordings, in HD 720p quality at 30 fps if we refer to the Galaxy S3.

Batteries: in this aspect they are quite similar, since the Lenovo has a capacity of 2250 mAh and the Galaxy S3 has 2100 mAh. We can say then that their autonomies will be quite similar.

Connectivity: Lenovo only has very basic connections such as 3G, WiFi or Bluetooth, while the Samsung terminal also features LTE / 4G technology.

Internal memory: the Samsung Galaxy S3 has for sale two models of different capacities, one of 16 GB and the other of 32 GB, expandable thanks to microSD cards of up to 64 GB. The Lenovo remains in the 4 GB of ROM, which can be expanded to 32 GB in the same way that the Galaxy does.

Availability and price:

The Lenovo can be found on Amazon for a price of 158 euros, VAT included.The S3 at the moment can be ours from the website of pccomponentes for a price that ranges between 239 and 259 euros, depending on the color, memory, etc.

	Samsung Galaxy s3	Lenovo A850
screen	HD superAmoled 4.8 inch	5.5 inch IPS
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels	960 × 540 pixels
Internal memory	Model 16 GB and 32 GB (expandable up to 64 GB)	4 GB model (Amp. Up to 32 GB)
OS	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android Jelly Bean 4.2
Battery	2, 100 mAh	2250 mAh
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11b / g / n 3G 4G LTE NFC Bluetooth	WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n Bluetooth 4.0 3G FM
Rear camera	8 MP sensor Autofocus LED flash 720P HD video recording at 30 FPS	5 MP sensor LED flash
Frontal camera	1.9 MP	VGA (0.3 MP)
Processor	Quad-core Exynos quad-core 1.4 GHz	Mediatek MT6582M Cortex A-7Quadcore running at 1.3 GHz
RAM	1 GB	1 GB
Dimensions	136.6 mm high × 70.6 mm wide × 8.6 mm thick	153.5 mm high x 79.3 mm wide x 9.5 mm thick

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