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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 42.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

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

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

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

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