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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I8262 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 2100 - GT-I8262 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, May. Released 2013, June 2017, January. Released 2017, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 129.3 x 67.6 x 9 mm (5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~60.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 203 Mali-T830MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4.5GB user available), 1GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.6, AF 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired
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 16 h (3G)
Music play Up to 53 h
Misc
Colors Metallic Blue, Chic White Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
SAR 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
Models GT-I8260, GT-I8262 SM-A520F, SM-A520F, SM-A520K, SM-A520L, SM-A520S, SM-A520W, SM-A520FD
Price About 160 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 842:1 (nominal) / 1.563:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.804 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 72dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -89.5dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB Noise -93.1dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 49h Endurance rating 95h

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