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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 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps HSPA 3.6/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, April. Released 2010, October 2010, February. Released 2010, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc (4.47 x 2.33 x 0.51 in) 118 x 56 x 10.9 mm (4.65 x 2.20 x 0.43 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~50.3% screen-to-body ratio) 3.3 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~46.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~210 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
  Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Symbian^3, upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh Bada, upgradable to 2.0, TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 680 MHz ARM 11 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Broadcom BCM2727 PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 256MB RAM 390MB
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, 1/1.83", AF 5 MP, AF
Features Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash, ND filter LED flash
Video 720p@25fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update) 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA videocall camera Yes
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0 GPS, A-GPS, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS; FM transmitter Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound
Anodized aluminum casing
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 Non-removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-4D) Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h Up to 35 h
Misc
Colors Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink, Bronze Ebony Gray
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (head)    
Price About 140 EUR About 160 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 2.144:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.9dB / Crosstalk -90.9dB Noise -90.9dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB

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