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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 models
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2303
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2306
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2305
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2303
  2, 4, 7, 17 - D2306
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2(D2303, D2306)/21.1(D2305)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, February 2014, February. Released 2014, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in) 139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm (5.5 x 2.80 x 0.34 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 148 g (5.22 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) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~63.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2303, D2306)
Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2305)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP VGA
Video 1080p@30fps 480p
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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, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 13 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h Up to 58 h 25 min
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Purple
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     0.70 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606 D2303, D2305, D2306
Price About 270 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1000:1 (nominal), 1.393 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -88.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h Endurance rating 67h

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