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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
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
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20 - EMEA version
  1, 3, 7, 8 - Asia version
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2011, September. Released 2011, October 2014, February. Released 2014, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in) 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD Super LCD2
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB (1GB user available), 768MB RAM 8GB 1.5GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Features Dual-LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 5 MP, f/2.8
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
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 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (optional)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1730 mAh battery Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 310 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G) Up to 737 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Gray, Green
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)    
Models D816x
Price About 140 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1437
Display Contrast ratio: 752:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1032 (nominal), 1.783 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -83.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 64h

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