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Lenovo S850
Dual SIM| Global Score | |
| 51.9 | 56.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Cat | Lenovo |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.2 |
| 2015-08-01 | 2014-02-24 |
| 5.70 x 2.92 x 0.49 inches | 5.50 x 2.79 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| -- | Pink and White |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 230.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 234 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 chipset | MediaTek 6582 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Single-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.59 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 936 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | 336 hours standby time 13 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Lenovo S850 has a score of 56.9, which is just a bit better than CAT S40's overall score of 51.9. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Lenovo S850 has older 4.2 version while CAT S40 has Android 5.1 version. Lenovo S850's design is extremely thinner and noticeably lighter than CAT S40, despite of the fact that it was released about a year before.
Lenovo S850 counts with a more powerful processing unit than CAT S40, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Lenovo S850 also has an additional graphics processing unit and a greater number of cores. Lenovo S850 features a little sharper screen than CAT S40, because it has a better pixels count in each display inch, a higher resolution of 1280 x 720 and a little bit bigger display.
CAT S40 features a bit better camera than Lenovo S850, although it has a much lower 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera. CAT S40 features a superior storage to install applications and games than Lenovo S850, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal storage capacity, the CAT S40 also has an external memory slot that allows up to 64 GB.
The CAT S40 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Lenovo S850, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Lenovo S850 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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