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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306
4G Network 4, 17 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C5303
  1, 2, 4, 5 - C5306
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, January. Released 2012, June 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in) 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, TFT
Size 4.55 inches, 57.1 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio) 4.6 inches, 58.3 cm2 (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~319 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM 8GB (5.8GB user available), 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP VGA
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery Li-Ion 2370 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G) Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play Up to 12 h Up to 39 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)     0.63 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (head)    
Models C5302, C5303, C5306
Price About 210 EUR About 180 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 816:1 (nominal) / 1.733:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -81.7dB / Crosstalk -38.5dB Noise -86.9dB / Crosstalk -88.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 31h Endurance rating 51h

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