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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE CDMA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 CDMA 800 / 1900 - SGH-I535, SPH-L710
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SGH-I535, SPH-L710
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603 13 - SGH-I535
  25 - SPH-L710
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, February 2012, June. Released 2012, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (5.40 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 133.2 g (4.69 oz)
Build Glass front, glass 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 (~65.1% 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
  TouchWiz UI
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 225
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB 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
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
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
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document editor
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 200 h
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 15 h
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Pebble blue, Marble white, Purple
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     0.48 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.88 W/kg (head)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606 SCH-I535, SPH-L710
Price About 270 EUR About 280 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h

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