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Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden

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Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, October. Released 2013, November 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 118 x 59.5 x 15.8 mm (4.65 x 2.34 x 0.62 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 179 g (6.31 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~55.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 External Super AMOLED
480 x 800 pixels, 3.5 inches
Platform
OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1.5GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.9 MP 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1820 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black and Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price About 590 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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