LG Gentle vs Philips S396

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Gentle: 8 g lighter

  Gentle:

  143 g

  S396:

  151 g

• Width

  Gentle: 14.3 mm narrower

  Gentle:

  58.7 mm

  S396:

  73 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Gentle: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

  Gentle:

  3.2 in

  S396:

  5 in

• Depth

  S396: 6.9 mm thinner

  Gentle:

  16.6 mm

  S396:

  9.7 mm

• Height

  Gentle: 24.2 mm shorter

  Gentle:

  117.7 mm

  S396:

  141.9 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Gentle

   Height:

   117.7 mm

   Width:

   58.7 mm

   Depth:

   16.6 mm +6.9 mm versus S396

2. 2. S396

   Height:

   141.9 mm +24.2 mm versus Gentle

   Width:

   73 mm +14.3 mm versus Gentle

   Depth:

   9.7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Gentle

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   30.5 cm²

2. 2. S396

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

S396 has approximately 126% more rectangular screen area than Gentle.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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