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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, June. Released 2009, July 2014, March 25. Released 2014, March 27
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in) 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
 Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors Super LCD3
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Sense UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7200A Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11 Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU Adreno 130 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSD (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 288MB RAM, 512MB 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.0", 2µm, AF
4 MP, (depth)
Features HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video CIF@15fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules No 5 MP, f/2.0
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market/operator dependent)
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB miniUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
MP4/H.264/WMV9 player
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
SAR 1.21 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    
Models One_M8, M8x, 831C
Price About 100 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1186
Basemark X: 12257
Display Contrast ratio: 1256 (nominal), 2.371 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -95.8dB Noise -95.4dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 77h

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