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Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

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Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, March 2010, June. Released 2010, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm (5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 in) 108 x 56 x 12.3 mm (4.25 x 2.20 x 0.48 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.90 oz) 102 g (3.60 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Plus TFT
Size 4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio) 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~40.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density) 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
  TouchWiz v3.0
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait 600 MHz
GPU Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 1 GB included
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM, 8GB 1GB RAM 170MB
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 320p@15fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP No
Video 720p@30fps
ADVERTISEMENT
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 (Android 2.2)
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
  MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 586 h (2G) / Up to 581 h (3G) Up to 521 h (2G) / Up to 375 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 19 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Misc
Colors White, Gray Black
SAR 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)    
Models GT-I8730
Price About 180 EUR About 80 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.861:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 73dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -82.0dB Noise -79.7dB / Crosstalk -75.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 59h

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