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Network
Technology GSM GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, March. Released 2009, May 2012, June. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm (4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 in) 103 x 57 x 13 mm (4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 93.5 g (3.28 oz) 99.4 g (3.49 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors TFT, 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~46.5% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density) 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
 Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1
CPU 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes, Photo Contact Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocal
Call records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 50MB 2.9GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP 3.15 MP
Video 320p@15fps 480p
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning No GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer Accelerometer, proximity
 MP3/WMA/AAC player
H.264/MP4 player
Organizer
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Shazam Find Music service
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 800 h Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
SAR 0.91 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)     1.37 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.53 W/kg (head)     1.62 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    
Price About 70 EUR About 80 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 751:1 (nominal) / 1.166:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 77dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 82dB Voice 65dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -88.0dB / Crosstalk -82.3dB Noise -75.9dB / Crosstalk -79.1dB

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