LG Thrive P506 vs Motorola A780

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

    Thrive P506: 50 g lighter

    Thrive P506:
    91 g
    A780:
    141 g
  • Width

    A780: 6 mm narrower

    Thrive P506:
    59 mm
    A780:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A780: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Thrive P506:
    3.2 in
    A780:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    Thrive P506: 11 mm thinner

    Thrive P506:
    13 mm
    A780:
    24 mm
  • Height

    A780: 8 mm shorter

    Thrive P506:
    114 mm
    A780:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Thrive P506:
    2011
    A780:
    2004

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 +8 mm versus A780
    Width:
    59 mm +6 mm versus A780
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. A780

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +11 mm versus Thrive P506

Weight

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

  1. 1. Thrive P506

    91 g

  2. 2. A780

    141 g

    +50 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. A780

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

Thrive P506 has approximately 57.5% more rectangular screen area than A780.

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

A780: Original memory entry

48 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. A780

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

    +720 mAh versus A780

  2. 2. A780

    780 mAh

Specifications

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1. Thrive P5062. A780

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Thrive P506, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 59 Х 13 mm
  • 106 Х 53 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 91 g
  • 141 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.5" 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
  • 48 MB
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
  • 780 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, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 45.3%
  • 34.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Thrive P506, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Thrive P506, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Thrive P506, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
Release date
  • 2011
  • April
  • 2004
  • Q3
Colors
  • Silver
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- 110 h - 180 h Talking time- 3 h - 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Thrive P506, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
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
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Thrive P506, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Thrive P506, A780.
SpecificationThrive P506A780
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 player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -SyncML -Voice dial