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Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E975, E973, E971
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - AS870
	3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E975
		HSDPA 900 / 2100 - P875	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E973, E971
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - AS870
	4G bands	3, 7, 20 - P875	1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - E975 (market dependent)
		17 - AS870	4, 17 - E973
			7, 17 - E971
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2013, February. Released 2013, May	2012, August. Released 2012, November
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	126 x 64.5 x 9.3 mm (4.96 x 2.54 x 0.37 in)	131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm (5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	131 g (4.62 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
	SIM	Yes	Micro-SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD	True HD-IPS + LCD
	Size	4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~62.7% screen-to-body ratio)	4.7 inches, 62.9 cm2 (~69.2% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)	768 x 1280 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~318 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 2
			LG Optimus UI v3.0

Platform	OS	Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)	Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus	Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
	CPU	Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
	GPU	Adreno 225	Adreno 320

Memory	Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)	No
	Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	32GB (25GB user available), 2GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	5 MP, AF	13 MP/8 MP, market dependent, AF
	Features	HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	1.3 MP	1.3 MP
	Video	720p

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP
	Positioning	GPS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
			MP4/H.264/WMV/DviX player MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player Photo viewer/editor Document viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2150 mAh, removable	Non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)	Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 411 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)	Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Black, White	Black, White
	SAR		0.58 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.47 W/kg (head)     0.43 W/kg (body)	0.43 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)
	Models		E973, E971, E975, F180L, F180K, F180S
	Price	About 220 EUR	About 160 EUR

Our Tests	Display		Contrast ratio: 1438:1 (nominal) / 1.753:1 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker		Voice 74dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB
	Audio quality		Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -81.6dB
	Battery (old)		Endurance rating 45h