LG Optimus S vs Motorola A1200

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    A1200: 8 g lighter

    Optimus S:
    130 g
    A1200:
    122 g
  • Width

    A1200: 7.3 mm narrower

    Optimus S:
    59 mm
    A1200:
    51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A1200: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Optimus S:
    3.2 in
    A1200:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Optimus S: 8.5 mm thinner

    Optimus S:
    13 mm
    A1200:
    21.5 mm
  • Height

    A1200: 18.3 mm shorter

    Optimus S:
    114 mm
    A1200:
    95.7 mm
  • Release year

    Optimus S:
    2010
    A1200:
    2005

Physical size

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. Optimus S

    Height:
    114 mm +18.3 mm versus A1200
    Width:
    59 mm +7.3 mm versus A1200
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. A1200

    Height:
    95.7 mm
    Width:
    51.7 mm
    Depth:
    21.5 mm +8.5 mm versus Optimus S

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Optimus S

    130 g

    +8 g versus A1200

  2. 2. A1200

    122 g

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. Optimus S

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²
  2. 2. A1200

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Optimus S has approximately 70.9% more rectangular screen area than A1200.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Optimus S

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. A1200

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Optimus S

    1500 mAh

    +650 mAh versus A1200

  2. 2. A1200

    850 mAh

Specifications

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1. Optimus S2. A1200

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 59 Х 13 mm
  • 95.7 Х 51.7 Х 21.5 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Linux
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 45.3%
  • 36.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 480p
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz
  • Intel XScale 312MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2005
  • December
Colors
  • Gray
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 50 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • EV-DO Rev.0
  • 153.2 Kbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • No
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
Radio Unknown
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Optimus S, A1200.
SpecificationOptimus SA1200
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - LG Optimus S for Sprint LG Optimus U for US Cellular LG Optimus V VM670 for Virgin Mobile
  • MP3/MP4/AAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo editor -Voice dial/memo - Also known as Motorola MING