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Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

Samsung Galaxy Core II

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8260 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8262 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 2100 - GT-I8262 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, May. Released 2013, June 2014, June. Released 2014, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 129.3 x 67.6 x 9 mm (5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in) 130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm (5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type TFT TFT, 256K colors
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~60.2% screen-to-body ratio) 4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~65.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 203
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4.5GB user available), 1GB RAM 4GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.6, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 480p@30fps 480p@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 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G) Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Metallic Blue, Chic White White, Black
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I8260, GT-I8262 SM-G355H, SM-G355HN, SM-G355M
Price About 160 EUR About 130 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 842:1 (nominal) / 1.563:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -89.5dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 49h

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