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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 - ST25i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, May 2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset NovaThor U8500 Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP4
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 1.9 MP, f/2.6
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, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC 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), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G) Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h
Misc
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (head)    
Models GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
Price About 140 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h

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