launch
Announced
2012, June
Status
Available. Released 2012, June
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Adreno 225
camera
Rear
8 MP, f/2.6, autofocus, LED flash
Front
1.9 MP, f/2.6, 720p@30fps
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection
display
Size
4.8 inches
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (~306 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 2 - TouchWiz UI v5.0
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand By
About 300 h
Talk time
About 13 h
Playing Music
About 48 h
body
Dimensions
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz, 0.29 lb)
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Pebble blue, Marble white
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
NFC
Yes
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - T999, T999L
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T999, T999L
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (T999L)
GPRS
Class 12
EDGE
Class 12
4G bands
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 27(800) - T999L
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