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Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

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Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

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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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, March 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm (5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.90 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Plus Super AMOLED
Size 4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM, 8GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call
Video 720p@30fps 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
  ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 586 h (2G) / Up to 581 h (3G) Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 19 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors White, Gray White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)     0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I8730 GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price About 180 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.861:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -82.0dB Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 59h Endurance rating 65h

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