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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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, March. Released 2010, June 2010, February. Released 2010, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in) 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)
Weight 119 g (4.20 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.0% screen-to-body ratio) 3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
  Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), TouchWiz UI 3 Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Hummingbird Hummingbird
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 512MB RAM, 16GB 512MB RAM 390MB
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA Yes
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, aptX 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
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) TV-Out
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player
Organizer
Picsel document viewer
Photo editor
Voice memo
Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G) Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play Up to 35 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Ebony Gray
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)    
Models GT-I9000
Price About 120 EUR About 160 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.155:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -90.6dB Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB

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