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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, March 2010, March. Released 2010, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in) 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 119 g (4.20 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad
Display
Type AMOLED or SLCD Super AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo), Sense UI Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 Hummingbird
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 576MB RAM; 512MB 8GB 512MB RAM, 16GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@15fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update) 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot (Android 2.2)
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 3.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner (only available for Brazilian market)
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G) Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, Brown, Silver, White Black, White
SAR 1.48 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I9000
Price About 140 EUR About 120 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.155:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 84dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -84.8dB Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -90.6dB

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