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LG 221C vs LG C100

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LG 221C

Posted: 12 Apr 2012
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: Tracfone - Available (since 12 Apr 2012)

LG C100

Also known as LG Nelson, LG Wink C100, LG 500G

Posted: 27 Sep 2010
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: Tracfone - Available as LG 500G (since 28 Jun 2011)

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Design
Device type	Basic phone	Feature phone
Form factor	Clamshell	Candybar
Dimensions		4.51 x 2.35 x 0.51 inches (114.5 x 59.6 x 13 mm)
Weight	3.39 oz (96 g) the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)	3.32 oz (94 g) the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features	Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2), D-Pad	Full keyboard, D-Pad
Colors	Black

Display
Physical size		2.2 inches
Resolution		176 x 220 pixels
Pixel density Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.		128 ppi
Technology Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.	LCD	TFT
Colors		262 144
Additional display Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display	Black & White

Battery
Talk time	3.00 hours the average is 10 h (626 min)	9.00 hours the average is 10 h (626 min)
Stand-by time	12.5 days (300 hours) the average is 18 days (435 h)	25.0 days (600 hours) the average is 18 days (435 h)
Capacity		950 mAh
Type		Li - Ion

Hardware
Processor Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.		Single core, ARM11
System memory System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.		16 MB RAM
Storage expansion		microSD up to 4 GB

Camera
Camera		1.3 megapixels
Features		Digital zoom, Mirror
Camcorder		Yes

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Multimedia
Music player
Supported formats	MP3	MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, MIDI
Video playback
Supported formats		MPEG4, 3GP, 3GPP
Radio		FM
Speakers	Loudspeaker

Internet browsing
Browser	supports: supports: WAP	supports: supports: HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0

Technology
GSM		850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data		EDGE
Global Roaming		Yes

Phone features
Phonebook	1000 entries
Organizer	Alarm
Messaging	SMS, Predictive text input	SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail		IMAP, POP3, SMTP
JAVA JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.		Midp 2.1, CLDC 1.1
API		JSR-75, JSR-120, JSR-135, JSR-185
Games	Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth	Yes	2.1
USB		USB 2.0
Connector		microUSB
Charging connector		microUSB
Other		Computer sync

Other features
Notifications	Polyphonic ringtones
Hearing aid compatibility	M4
Other	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
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- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
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- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
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- Hardware: Dual core, 1700 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 3.7 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 7.3 hours of Talk Time, 200 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s EDGE GPRS