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HTC ThunderBolt 4G

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HTC ThunderBolt 4G

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

Network
Technology CDMA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 13
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, March 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 122 x 66 x 13 mm (4.80 x 2.60 x 0.51 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
 Built-in kickstand
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 2 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2 Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU 1GHz Scorpion Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 32 GB included microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features Dual-LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS 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
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV9/player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 330 h Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.46 W/kg (body)     0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 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 230 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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