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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 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, June. Released 2009, July 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in) 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors S-LCD
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Sense UI Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7200A Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 130 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSD (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 288MB RAM, 512MB 1.1GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video CIF@15fps 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB miniUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
MP4/H.264/WMV9 player
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink Black, Red
SAR 1.21 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)     0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
Price About 100 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -95.8dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB

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