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Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

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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 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, March 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm (5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.90 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-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 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM, 8GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 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, 23mm (wide)
Video 720p@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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-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 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors White, Gray Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I8730 SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price About 180 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.861:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -82.0dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 59h Endurance rating 74h

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