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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Class 12
	EDGE	Yes	Class 12

Launch	Announced	2013, March	2012, May. Released 2012, May
	Status	Available. Released 2013, April	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	Plastic body	Plastic body
	SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	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	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM	16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3", 1.14µm, AF	8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3", AF
	Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.	1080p@30fps

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

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host

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		Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
	Charging	Qi wireless charging (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)
	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 life	65h endurance rating	50h endurance rating