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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2012, May. Released 2012, May	2013, March. Released 2013, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	133 g (4.69 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)	Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9	Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
	GPU	Mali-400MP4	PowerVR SGX544MP3

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
			eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF
	Features	LED flash	LED flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.9 MP, f/2.6	2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
	Features		Dual video call
	Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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, EDR, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, A-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	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
		S-Voice natural language commands and dictation	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery	Type	Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
	Charging		Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Stand-by	Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)	Up to 370 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)	Up to 17 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur	White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
	SAR	0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)	0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.21 W/kg (head)	0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)
	Models	GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S	GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N
	Price	About 190 EUR	About 320 EUR

Tests	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.419:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB
	Audio quality	Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB	Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 50h	Endurance rating 65h