LG 20L Convection Microwave Oven (MH2044DB) vs Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler

What separates them

These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The LG 20L Convection Microwave Oven (MH2044DB) is ₹3,200 dearer. They are different kinds of product — convection microwave oven against personal tower evaporative air cooler — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

LG 20L Convection Microwave Oven (MH2044DB)

₹9,490

A 20 litre convection microwave suits two to three people and can bake and grill as well as reheat. It fits a small cake tin but not a full roasting tray, so regular bakers should consider 28 litres or larger.

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Symphony

Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler

₹6,290

Evaporative cooling costs about a tenth of what an air conditioner costs to run, and the reason is that it does not remove heat -- it converts sensible heat into humidity.

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Who the LG 20L Convection Microwave Oven is for

Buy it if: Small households wanting reheating plus occasional baking and grilling without buying a separate oven.

Avoid it if: Regular bakers and larger families, who will find 20 litres restrictive.

Who the Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler is for

Buy it if: Anyone in dry inland heat wanting cooling at roughly a tenth of an air conditioner's running cost.

Avoid it if: Anyone in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata or any coastal humidity -- evaporative cooling does not work in damp air.

Specifications, side by side

9 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.

Specification	LG 20L Convection Microwave Oven	Symphony Diet 12T 12-Litre Personal Tower Air Cooler
Price	₹9,490	₹6,290
Annual energy use	Varies with usage	Roughly 110 kWh a season at 8 hours a day for 90 days, about Rs880 -- against roughly Rs9,000 for a 1.5 ton air conditioner over the same period
BEE star rating	Not rated	Not rated -- BEE does not cover evaporative coolers
Capacity	20 litres	12 litre tank, rooms up to about 10 square metres
Dimensions	47 x 27 x 36 cm	30 x 30 x 84 cm
Installation	Countertop, no installation required	Free standing, needs an open window
Noise level	Not published	About 52 dB
Rated power	1200 W microwave, 2500 W convection	185 W
Warranty	1 year product, 4 year magnetron	1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Weight	13 kg	7.5 kg
BEE rating year	Not applicable	Not applicable
Air throw	not published	About 6 metres
Cooling method	not published	Evaporative -- water absorbs heat as it evaporates, which also adds humidity
ISEER	not published	Not applicable
Refrigerant	not published	None -- water evaporation
Ventilation	not published	Requires an open window; a sealed room becomes humid and uncomfortable
Where it does not	not published	Coastal humidity. In Mumbai or Chennai it adds moisture to already saturated air and provides little cooling
Where it works	not published	Dry heat. In Delhi or Jaipur in May it works well

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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