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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i2 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a2 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, June. Released 2012, September 2012, February. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 103 x 57 x 13 mm (4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in) 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, no dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT, 256K colors TFT
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density) 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1 NovaThor U8500
CPU 800 MHz Cortex-A5 Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 2.9GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 480p 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 2.1, 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 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G) Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 36 h 30 min Up to 45 h
Misc
Colors Serene black, Classic silver Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
SAR 1.28 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)     1.62 W/kg (head)    
Price About 90 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB

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