LG Thrive vs. LG Optimus T 4.2 Tie LG Thrive "Images look pretty good." reviews.cnet.com | talking about the Thrive's camcorder "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 Average talk time 7.5 hours Average standby time 20 days Average size 59x114x13 mm 4.1 Tie LG Optimus T "We all know that something this low in price isn't going to pack along a lighting quick processor, but actually, we're more than impressed with the level of performance outputted by its 600 MHz chip." phonearena.com | talking about the Optimus T's processor "Signal strength remained at a steady -77 dBm in the high coverage area we primarily used the phone, however, we did experience a few drop calls during our testing. All in all, we're pretty happy with the calling quality on the LG Optimus T." phonearena.com | talking about the Optimus T's network Reasons to buy the LG Optimus T Slow wifi 802.11g (54 mbps)

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Overview

Size 7.2 vs 7.2 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 Battery 4.5 vs 4.2 Too close to call [details] Screen 4.0 vs 4.0 Too close to call [details] Low resolution screens Lower quality display of text, images and video Very small screens 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] Processing power - vs - Missing information [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness Web browsing - vs - Missing information [details] Both support Adobe Flash Network - vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Not the latest bluetooth support Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Photo & Video - vs 5.7 Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Sensors - vs 7.8 Missing information [details] Overall 4.2 vs 4.1

Size

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	Weight	130 g	vs	129 g	Average weight
	Thickness	13 mm	vs	13 mm	Average thickness
	Size	59x114x13 mm	vs	59x113x13 mm	Average size
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Music

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	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

Battery

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	Talk time	7.5 hours	vs	6.5 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	20 days	vs	18 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Lithium Ion

Screen

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	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	LCD	Both have LCD screens, not as bright and vivid as most
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Storage

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	Memory card	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	150 MB	vs	170 MB	Less internal storage than average for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Processing power

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	Frequency	600 MHz	vs	600 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	Unknown

Web browsing

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	Yes	Both support Adobe Flash

Network

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	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	802.11g (54 mbps)	Slower wifi than average
	Wifi hotspot	No	vs	No	Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Photo & Video

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	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	480p @ 17fps
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Sensors

	LG Thrive			LG Optimus T
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Unknown	vs	Yes
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

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