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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 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA
Launch
Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, May 2012, February. Released 2012, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm (4.74 x 2.35 x 0.36 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT Super LCD2
Size 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 4
Chipset NovaThor U8500 Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot No microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM 4GB (1GB user available), 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 720p
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA No
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Beats Audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
  DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Document editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h
Misc
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow Black, Brown
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     0.87 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)     0.87 W/kg (head)    
Price About 140 EUR About 130 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1053:1 (nominal) / 1.685:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB Noise -81.7dB / Crosstalk -90.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 31h

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