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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A300G
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A300M
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A300YZ
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October. Released 2014, December 2012, May. Released 2012, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in) 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-400MP4
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 60 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)     0.21 W/kg (head)    
Models SM-A300F, SM-A300FU, SM-A300G, SM-A300HQ, SM-A300M, SM-A300XU, SM-A300XZ, SM-A300Y, SM-A300YZ, SM-A300H GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S
Price About 190 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1895
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h Endurance rating 50h

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