LG Connect 4G (MS840) vs Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual)
Side by side comparison between LG Connect 4G vs Alcatel Hero phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
,
vs
6"
IPS
IPS
1080x1920
13
MP
MP
2mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
3400
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
5 Advantages 
19 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Connect 4G (MS840) | Hero (8020D Dual) |
| Other model names | MetroPCS LG Connect 4G, LG MS840 for MetroPCS, LG Cayman | Alcatel One Touch Hero Dual-sim, OT-8020D, OT-8020E |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | LG | Alcatel |
| Release date | 3/3/2012 | 1/1/2014 |
| Depth | 11.7 millimeters (0.46 inches) | 8.5 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62 x 117 millimeters (2.44 x 4.61 in) | 80.6 x 158.5 millimeters (3.17 x 6.24 in) |
| Weight | 137 grams (4.8 ounces) | 178 grams (6.23 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~61.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~77.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x840 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 5-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 242 PPI | 367 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 | 32bit: Mediatek MT6589 (28nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 220 | PowerVR SGX544 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 2GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.88GB available) | 16GB (13GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | 42/11 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | 8020D version: UMTS 900/2100 8020E version: UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 1700/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1540 mAh | 3400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.5 hours | 18 hours |
| Standby | 250 hours (10.4 days) | 400 hours (16.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • 2GB microSD included • DLNA • HAC (M4/T4) • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • Oleophobic coating screen • Pen Stylus • Built-in digital compass • Dolby Digital Plus sound • Stereo sound rec video • Wireless charging |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| LG Connect 4G (MS840) | Alcatel Hero (8020D Dual) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |