Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova vs Lenovo Lemon 3

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Comparing the Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova vs Lenovo Lemon 3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo Lemon 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova runs at 1.3 GHz, making Lenovo Lemon 3 the better performer.


Display: Lenovo Lemon 3 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova offers 4 inches, making Lenovo Lemon 3 the larger display of the two. Lenovo Lemon 3 features a IPS LCD display compared to Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova's TFT, making Lenovo Lemon 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Lenovo Lemon 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova offers 3.2 MP, making Lenovo Lemon 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Lenovo Lemon 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova offers 1.2 MP, making Lenovo Lemon 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lenovo Lemon 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2750 mAh, while Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova offers 1400 mAh, making Lenovo Lemon 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Lenovo Lemon 3 offers 16 GB, making Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova the better option for storage.


User Rating: Lenovo Lemon 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova has a rating of 3.1.

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Videocon Infinium Z42 Nova
₹2,912
(Discontinued)
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₹13,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

07 Jan, 2016
N/A
14 May, 2026

Performance

Spreadtrum SC7731
Snapdragon 616
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
512 MB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED
480x800 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

1.2 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

1400 mAh
2750 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB
16 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.1/5
(191 ratings)
4.6/5
(17 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC7731
Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 405
Adreno 840

RAM

512 MB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi
441 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.08 %
68.2 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

125.2 mm
142 mm
162.98 mm

Width

64.8 mm
71 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

10.5 mm
8.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

N/A
142 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1400 mAh
2750 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
16 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini SIM2: Mini
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.0
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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