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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 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, December. Released 2010, December 2010, September. Released 2010, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in) 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
  Optical trackpad
Display
Type Super AMOLED S-LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to 4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI
Chipset Hummingbird Qualcomm MSM7230
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 800 MHz Scorpion
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot No microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 512MB RAM 1.5GB; 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video w480p@30fps 720p
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA No
Video
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, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Near Field Communications
Dedicated search key
MP3/WAV/AAC+ player
MP4/H.264/DivX/XviD player
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White Black
SAR 0.58 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (head)    
Price About 170 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB Voice 72dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -90.8dB Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB

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