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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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, April. Released 2011, May 2011, October. Released 2011, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in) 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm (5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 162.5 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD S-LCD
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 62.9 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~199 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3 Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3.5
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included No
Internal 1GB 768MB RAM 16GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 8 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 720p
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 1.3 MP
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Beats headset
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1600 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 11 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, Ice White White
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)    
Price About 120 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 720:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1085:1 (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 70dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 70dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -91.1dB Noise -85.2dB / Crosstalk -75.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 40h

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