Nokia 9500 vs LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 9500 vs LG Tribute Monarch phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.5"
TFT
TFT
640x200
0.3
MP
MP
64MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1300
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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5.7"
IPS
IPS
720x1520
13
MP
MP
5mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3)
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1 Advantage 
33 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body / Plastic body, glass front |
| Only digital zoom |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + 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 | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
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| Model | Nokia 9500 | Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) |
| Other model names | Nokia Communicator 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (Boost Mobile), LMK300TM3.ABMUSV |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | LG |
| Release date | 2/1/2005 | 8/21/2020 |
| Depth | 23.6 millimeters (0.93 inches) | 8.6 millimeters (0.34 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 56 x 148 millimeters (2.2 x 5.83 in) | 71.12 x 147.83 millimeters (2.8 x 5.82 in) |
| Weight | 222 grams (7.77 ounces) | 146 grams (5.11 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 4.5" inches | 5.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~44.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~77.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 640x200 pixels | 720x1520 pixels (19:9) |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 149 PPI | 295 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Panda King Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | Extra display: LCD 128x128 | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| System version | Symbian 7.0 S80 2nd Edition | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | Series 80 UI | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1510 | 64bit: MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) (12nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 150MHz ARM925T (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | PowerVR GE8320 (650MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| RAM memory | 64MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 128MB (76MB available) | 32GB (18GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 2GB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 512GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.177 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | feature not registered | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 0.3 megapixels | (dual camera) 13 megapixels 5MP ultrawide f/2.2120°1/5.0"1.12µm |
| Main camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (176x144) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.1" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 24mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/5" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | 3GP, MPEG4 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC, MIDI | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 1.1 | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b [wifi2] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BP-5L | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 6 hours | 11 hours |
| Standby | 500 hours (20.8 days) | 528 hours (22 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Tin Grey • Java games • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer Java framework | • Colors: Silver • LG UX 9.1 |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 9500 | LG Tribute Monarch (K300TM3) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.99W/kg (head), 1.15W/kg (body) | 0.67W/kg (head), 1.14W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.52W/kg (head) | feature not registered |