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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
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, April 2010, October. Released 2010, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in) 123.9 x 59.8 x 11.8 mm (4.88 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super Clear LCD
Size 3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~52.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
 Handwriting recognition Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3 bada 1.2, 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), 2 GB included
Internal 390MB 2GB
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules Yes Yes
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 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)
TV-Out
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/MKV/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX player
Organizer
Music recognition
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 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play Up to 35 h
Misc
Colors Ebony Gray Ebony Gray
SAR 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)     0.39 W/kg (head)    
Price About 160 EUR About 120 EUR
Tests
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB

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