LG Thrive P506 vs Motorola A1200

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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

    Thrive P506: 31 g lighter

    Thrive P506:
    91 g
    A1200:
    122 g
  • Width

    A1200: 7.3 mm narrower

    Thrive P506:
    59 mm
    A1200:
    51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A1200: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Thrive P506:
    3.2 in
    A1200:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Thrive P506: 8.5 mm thinner

    Thrive P506:
    13 mm
    A1200:
    21.5 mm
  • Height

    A1200: 18.3 mm shorter

    Thrive P506:
    114 mm
    A1200:
    95.7 mm
  • Release year

    Thrive P506:
    2011
    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. Thrive P506

    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 Thrive P506

Weight

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

  1. 1. Thrive P506

    91 g

  2. 2. A1200

    122 g

    +31 g versus Thrive P506

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. Thrive P506

    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

Thrive P506 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.

Thrive P506: Original memory entry

160 MB

Practical features

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

1. Thrive P506

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Thrive P506

    1500 mAh

    +650 mAh versus A1200

  2. 2. A1200

    850 mAh

Specifications

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1. Thrive P5062. A1200

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 59 Х 13 mm
  • 95.7 Х 51.7 Х 21.5 mm
Weight
  • 91 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 160 MB
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • 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
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 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 Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • Intel XScale 312MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
Release date
  • 2011
  • April
  • 2005
  • December
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Thrive P506, A1200.
SpecificationThrive P506A1200
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - For AT&T
  • MP3/MP4/AAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo editor -Voice dial/memo - Also known as Motorola MING