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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 900 / 2100 - ST26i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, February. Released 2012, May 2012, August. Released 2012, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) 124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm (4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT TFT
Size 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~58.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density) 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset NovaThor U8500 Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 200
Memory
Card slot No microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM 4GB (2GB user available), 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 480p
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA VGA
Video
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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 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP, EDR
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, compass
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G) Up to 607 h (2G) / Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) Up to 5 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h
Misc
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow Black, White, Gold, Pink
SAR 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     0.63 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (head)    
Models ST26i
Price About 140 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1359:1 (nominal) / 1.932:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB Noise -80.8dB / Crosstalk -80.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 50h

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