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Summary
Performance

Samsung Exynos 4

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Plus

1 GB RAM

Display

4.8" (12.19 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

11.4 h talktime (3G)

1650 mAh

8.1 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

User Rating

★★★★★
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4.1/5 based on 2,982 ratings

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4.2/5 based on 1,142 ratings

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General
Launch Date

January 10, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Windows Phone v8

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

CPU

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
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 %

62.06 %

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: 123.8 mm
Width: 68.5 mm
Thickness: 9.90 mm

Weight

133 grams

160 grams

Colours

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

Black, Blue, Grey, Red, White, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 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

4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

2100 mAh

1650 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

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

Up to 8.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 15.4 Hours(2G)

Standby time

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

Up to 330 Hours(3G) / Up to 330 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 4G 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

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12
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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 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB charging, microUSB, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass