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Summary
38%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 4

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Play

512 MB RAM

Display

4.8" (12.19 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.5" (11.43 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

11.4 h talktime (3G)

1800 mAh

5 h talktime (2G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

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4.1/5 based on 2,982 ratings

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3.8/5 based on 318 ratings

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General
Launch Date

October 11, 2012 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

CPU

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 " (12.19 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %

84.98 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2, Scratch-resistant glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 136.6 mm
Width: 70.6 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm

Height: 112 mm
Width: 60.5 mm
Thickness: 11.5 mm

Weight

133 grams

104 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Red, White, Pebble Blue, Marble White, Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black, Titanium Grey

Black

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

2100 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)

Up to 5 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 790 Hours(3G) / Up to 590 Hours(2G)

Up to 200 Hours(2G)

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

16 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg, Body: 1.49 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Accelerometer