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Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8260 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8262 (SIM 1 & SIM 2) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
  HSDPA 900 / 2100 - GT-I8262 (SIM 1 & SIM 2) HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
4G Network 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 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, May. Released 2013, June 2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 129.3 x 67.6 x 9 mm (5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in) 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 156 g (5.50 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) Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type TFT TFT
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~60.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 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 MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4.5GB user available), 1GB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.6, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
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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, BDS
NFC No Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2600 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 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Metallic Blue, Chic White White, Gray, Gold
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I8260, GT-I8262 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 160 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 520
Basemark X: 1904
Display Contrast ratio: 842:1 (nominal) / 1.563:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 72dB Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -89.5dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 49h

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