Screen size
S396Winner: 5.0"+66%
S8901.7"
Quick verdict
S396 leads the measured specs 14-1.
Measured wins
S396
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
S890
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
S396
GSM / HSPA / LTE
S890
GSM
2G bands
S396
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
S890
GSM 900 / 1800
3G bands
S396
HSDPA 900 / 2100
S890
-
4G bands
S396
1, 3, 7, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41
S890
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
Speed
S396
HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
S890
-
GPRS
S396
-
S890
Yes
EDGE
S396
-
S890
No
Announced
S396
2015, June. Released 2015, June
S890
2006, September
Status
S396
Discontinued
S890
Discontinued
Dimensions
S396
141.9 x 73 x 9.7 mm (5.59 x 2.87 x 0.38 in)
S890
87.7 x 45.7 x 24.5 mm (3.45 x 1.80 x 0.96 in)
Weight
S396
151 g (5.33 oz)
S890
93 g (3.28 oz)
SIM
S396
Dual SIM
S890
Mini-SIM
Type
S396
IPS LCD
S890
TFT, 65K colors
Size
S396
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)
S890
1.72 inches, 9.3 cm2 (~23.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
S396
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
S890
128 x 160 pixels (~119 ppi density)
Other
S396
-
S890
4-way navigation key
OS
S396
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
S890
-
Chipset
S396
Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
S890
-
CPU
S396
Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
S890
-
GPU
S396
Mali-T720MP2
S890
-
Card slot
S396
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S890
microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal
S396
8GB 1GB RAM
S890
64MB
Phonebook
S396
-
S890
Yes
Call records
S396
-
S890
30 received, dialed and missed calls
Single
S396
8 MP, AF
S890
VGA
Features
S396
LED flash
S890
-
Video
S396
1080p@30fps
S890
Yes
Single
S396
8 MP
S890
-
Video
S396
S890
-
Other
S396
-
S890
No
Loudspeaker
S396
Yes
S890
No
3.5mm jack
S396
Yes
S890
No
Alert types
S396
-
S890
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
WLAN
S396
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
S890
No
Bluetooth
S396
4.0, A2DP
S890
No
Positioning
S396
GPS
S890
No
NFC
S396
No
S890
-
Radio
S396
FM radio
S890
No
USB
S396
microUSB 2.0
S890
Proprietary
Sensors
S396
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
S890
Messaging
S396
-
S890
SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser
S396
-
S890
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games
S396
-
S890
3 embedded
Java
S396
-
S890
No
Other
S396
-
S890
Predictive text input MP3 player Organizer World clock Lunar calendar
Type
S396
Li-Ion 2300 mAh, removable
S890
Removable Li-Ion 650 mAh battery
Stand-by
S396
-
S890
Up to 200 h
Talk time
S396
-
S890
Up to 3 h
Colors
S396
Black
S890
Black, Gray