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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C5303
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C5303
  1, 2, 4, 5 - C5306
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, February 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 130.6 x 67.1 x 10 mm (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 155 g (5.47 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 TFT
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.6 inches, 58.3 cm2 (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~319 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass
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 MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 8GB (5.8GB user available), 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP VGA
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS 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)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2370 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h Up to 39 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Red
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     0.63 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.79 W/kg (head)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606 C5302, C5303, C5306
Price About 270 EUR About 180 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 816:1 (nominal) / 1.733:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB Noise -86.9dB / Crosstalk -88.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h Endurance rating 51h

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