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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12
EDGE Up to 237 kbps Class 12
Launch
Announced 2012, June. Released 2012, August 2009, March. Released 2009, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 103 x 57 x 13 mm (4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in) 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm (4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49 oz) 93.5 g (3.28 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT, 256K colors TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio) 3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~46.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density) 240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
  Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1
CPU 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 200
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocal Yes, Photo Contact
Call records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 2.9GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM 50MB
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP 3.15 MP
Video 480p 320p@15fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot No
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS No
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
MP3/WMA/AAC player
H.264/MP4 player
Organizer
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Shazam Find Music service
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 545 h (3G) Up to 800 h
Talk time Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Up to 10 h
Music play Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Black, White, Pink
SAR 1.37 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)     0.91 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)     1.30 W/kg (body)     0.53 W/kg (head)    
Price About 80 EUR About 70 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 751:1 (nominal) / 1.166:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 71dB Voice 77dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -75.9dB / Crosstalk -79.1dB Noise -88.0dB / Crosstalk -82.3dB

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