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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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, February 2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min)
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-400MP4
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes 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 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.21 W/kg (head)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606 GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
Price About 270 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h Endurance rating 50h

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