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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
4G Network 2, 4, 5, 17 - AT&T
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (LTE for AT&T version) HSPA
Launch
Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, November 2012, September. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.4 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm (5.21 x 2.61 x 0.40 in) 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm (4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD2 S-LCD
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~58.2% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to WP8 GDR3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot No microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM 4GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.1 MP No
Video 1080p@30fps
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Beats Audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
 OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Document viewer/editor
Video/photo editor
Voice memo/command/dial
Predictive text input
OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery Non-removable Li-Po 1700 mAh battery
Misc
Colors California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow Domino, Fiesta Red, Atlantic Blue, High-Rise Gray
SAR 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)     0.97 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
Price About 170 EUR About 150 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1020:1 (nominal) / 1.873:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1318:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -83.2dB / Crosstalk -74.8dB Noise -79.7dB / Crosstalk -75.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 31h

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