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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 4, 17
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, January. Released 2012, June 2013, June. Released 2013, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in) 141.5 x 74.2 x 8.9 mm (5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 153 g (5.40 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, TFT
Size 4.55 inches, 57.1 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Yes
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 220 PowerVR SGX544
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM 4GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.6, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS
NFC Yes No
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, 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 2390 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G) Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 605 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Music play Up to 12 h Up to 111 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)     0.54 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)     0.52 W/kg (head)    
Models C2305
Price About 210 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 962:1 (nominal), 1.283 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -81.7dB / Crosstalk -38.5dB Noise -83.5dB / Crosstalk -80.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 31h Endurance rating 68h

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