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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 - LT15i HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT15a HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, March 2012, June. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in) 103 x 57 x 13 mm (4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 99.4 g (3.49 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, TFT, 256K colors
Size 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density) 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 200
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 320MB 512MB RAM 2.9GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 3.15 MP
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 480p
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
 ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
NeoReader barcode scanner
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Blue, Misty Silver Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
SAR 1.37 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     1.62 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)    
Price About 180 EUR About 80 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 751:1 (nominal) / 1.166:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 65dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB Noise -75.9dB / Crosstalk -79.1dB

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