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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C2104, C2105 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2105 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2104 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, March. Released 2013, May 2012, February. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm (5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in) 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT TFT
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~60.9% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~228 ppi density) 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) NovaThor U8500
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 8GB (5.8GB user available), 1GB RAM 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA VGA
Video
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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, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1750 mAh, removable Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 498 h (2G) / Up to 454 h (3G) Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G) Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 43 h 12 min Up to 45 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
SAR 0.79 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.69 W/kg (head)     1.62 W/kg (head)    
Models C2105, C2104
Price About 130 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1077:1 (nominal) / 1.351:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 79dB Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -87.0dB / Crosstalk -88.0dB Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 39h

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