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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 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, April. Released 2010, May 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm (4.70 x 2.35 x 0.49 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset TI OMAP 3430 Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU 720 MHz Cortex-A8 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU PowerVR SGX530 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 384MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA videocall camera 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 DMB TV
MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Document viewer
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Deep Black, Cream White White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price About 100 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h

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