| NETWORK |
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2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | N/A |
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| LAUNCH |
Announced 2010, March. Released 2010, June | Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, May | N/A |
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| BODY |
Dimensions 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in) | Dimensions 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) | N/A |
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Connectivity Slot Mini-SIM | Materials Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame | N/A |
| N/A | Connectivity Slot Micro-SIM | N/A |
| DISPLAY |
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Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.0% screen-to-body ratio) | Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio) | N/A |
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) | Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density) | N/A |
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass | Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | N/A |
| HARDWARE |
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), TouchWiz UI 3 | OS Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI | N/A |
| System Chip Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) | N/A |
Processor 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 | Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 | N/A |
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| MEMORY |
| 512MB RAMGB RAM, 8GB/16GB storageGB, Expansion Slot: Yes | 1GB RAMGB RAM, 16GB/32GB/64GBGB, Expansion Slot: Yes | N/A |
| MAIN CAMERA |
| Dual 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF | N/A |
Video Recording 720p@30fps | | N/A |
| N/A | Video Recording 1080p@30fps | N/A |
| SELFIE CAMERA |
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| N/A | Video Recording 720p@30fps | N/A |
| MULTIMEDIA |
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| CONNECTIVITY |
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot (Android 2.2) | WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | N/A |
| Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX | N/A |
| Location GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | N/A |
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| Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS | N/A |
| N/A | USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG | N/A |
| FEATURES |
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass | Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer S-Voice natural language commands and dictation | N/A |
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner (only available for Brazilian market) | N/A | N/A |
| BATTERY |
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery | Type Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery | N/A |
| Charging Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G) | N/A |
| N/A | Reverse wired Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G) | N/A |
| GENERAL INFO |
| Colors Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur | N/A |
Versions GT-I9000 (Standard), GT-I9000B (South America), GT-I9000M (Canada), GT-I9000T (Australia) | Versions GT-I9300, GT-I9300I, SHV-E210S, SHW-M440S | N/A |
Price About 120 EUR / €101.77 | Price About 190 EUR / €161.13 | N/A |