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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, January. Released 2014, January 2013, March. Released 2013, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm (5.0 x 2.56 x 0.37 in) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX544MP3
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 ANT+ ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 94 h Up to 62 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Lime White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
SAR 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)     0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    
Models 550, SO-02F GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
Price About 320 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1819 (nominal), 1.772 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 66dB Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -41.7dB Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h Endurance rating 65h

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