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Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ
  1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y
  1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F
LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, March 2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm (5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 in) 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.90 oz) 156 g (5.50 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Plus TFT
Size 4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM, 8GB 1GB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP 5 MP, f/2.2
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 586 h (2G) / Up to 581 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 75 h
Misc
Colors White, Gray White, Gray, Gold
SAR 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)     0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I8730 SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M, SM-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P
Price About 180 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 520
Basemark X: 1904
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.861:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -82.0dB Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 59h

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