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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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, March. Released 2013, April 2010, December. Released 2010, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm) Hummingbird
CPU Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP3 PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 16GB 512MB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps w480p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) VGA
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Near Field Communications
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 370 h (3G) Up to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition Black, White
SAR 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)     0.58 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)     0.47 W/kg (head)    
Models GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price About 320 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -90.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h

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