LG Thrive vs. HTC Freestyle 4.3 Tie HTC Freestyle Reasons to buy the HTC Freestyle More basic screen TFT LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED Really small 56x107x13 mm 4.2 Tie LG Thrive "The LG Thrive is slim and attractive." reviews.cnet.com | talking about the Thrive's form-factor "The LG Thrive has a rated talk time of 7.5 hours and a standby time of 20 days." reviews.cnet.com | talking about the Thrive's battery Reasons to buy the LG Thrive Assisted GPS Assisted GPS Adobe Flash support Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash Multitasking Switch between running apps Has an app store Easily get games and programs for your phone Average battery capacity 1,500 mAh Average standby time 20 days Slow processor 600 MHz Bluetooth 2.1

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Overview

Screen 4.1 vs 5.0 Winner: HTC Freestyle [details] Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction, TFT LCD vs LCD Battery 4.5 vs 4.0 Winner: LG Thrive [details] Around 20% higher capacity battery, 1,500 mAh vs 1,300 mAh Around 30% more standby time, less frequent charging, 20 days vs 16 days Size 7.2 vs 7.3 Too close to call [details] Music 7.0 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations Storage 1.5 vs 1.5 Too close to call [details] Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Photo & Video - vs - Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Web browsing - vs - Missing information [details] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Not the latest bluetooth support Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Sensors - vs - Missing information [details] Processing power - vs 2.8 Missing information [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness Overall 4.2 vs 4.3

Screen

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Screen size	3.2"	vs	3.2"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	480x320	vs	480x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	179 PPI	vs	179 PPI	Lower quality display of text, images and video
	Screen type	LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Average color reproduction and brightness
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Battery

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Talk time	7.5 hours	vs	7.1 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	20 days	vs	16 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,300 mAh	The Thrive has average battery capacity, but the Freestyle's is really low
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Unknown

Size

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Weight	130 g	vs	128 g	Average weight
	Thickness	13 mm	vs	13 mm	Average thickness
	Size	59x114x13 mm	vs	56x107x13 mm	The Freestyle is fairly small, but the Thrive is not far behind
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have built in FM radios to listen to news and music from FM stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Storage

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	150 MB	vs	150 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Photo & Video

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Camera	3.2 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Web browsing

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Thrive can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11b (11 mbps)	vs	Unknown
	Wifi hotspot	No	vs	Unknown
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.0	Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	GPS	The Thrive has an assisted GPS, but the Freestyle's GPS is not assisted
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Unknown
	Compass	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Processing power

	LG Thrive			HTC Freestyle
	Frequency	600 MHz	vs	528 MHz	Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	Unknown	vs	256 MB

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