Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) vs LG Spirit 4G (MS870)
Side by side comparison between Nokia Asha 205 vs LG Spirit 4G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG Spirit 4G (MS870)
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!
3 Advantages 
26 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| HTML, XHTML, Flash player / HTML, XHTML |
| + 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 Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Model | Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | Spirit 4G (MS870) |
| Other model names | Nokia Asha 205 RM-862, Nokia Asha 2050 | MetroPCS LG Spirit MS870, LG Spirit LTE MS870, LG MS870 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | LG |
| Release date | 12/1/2012 | 12/21/2012 |
| Depth | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 61.1 x 112.8 millimeters (2.41 x 4.44 in) | 66 x 129 millimeters (2.6 x 5.08 in) |
| Weight | 94 grams (3.29 ounces) | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 2.4" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~65.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 540x960 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 167 PPI | 245 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| System version | Nokia Series OS S40 Platform 2.0 | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Lite MSM8960 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz Krait (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 225 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 8GB (4GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Dual-Band 900/1800 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800 - USA: 850/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE 1700/1900/2100 (Bands 2,4) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 900/1800 - USA: 850/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 0.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (176x144) 10 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | 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 | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, DivX, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| USB | Not supported | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5C | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-53QH |
| Battery capacity | 1020 mAh | 2150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 11 hours | 7 hours |
| Standby | 891 hours (37.1 days) | 200 hours (8.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push 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, Flash player | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Orange • Java games • 100% recoverable as materials and energy • Java framework | • Colors: Black on gray • QuickMemo • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia Asha 205 (Dual-Sim) | LG Spirit 4G (MS870) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.09W/kg (head), 1.05W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.7W/kg (head) | feature not registered |