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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, February 2010, September. Released 2010, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
 IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min) Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT S-LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM7230
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 800 MHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 1.5GB; 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 720p
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP No
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  Dedicated search key
MP3/WAV/AAC+ player
MP4/H.264/DivX/XviD player
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Black
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (head)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
Price About 270 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB Voice 72dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h

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