launch
Announced
2013, May
Status
Available. Released 2013, July
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400
CPU
Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
GPU
Adreno 305
camera
Rear
8 MP, f/2.6, autofocus, LED flash
Front
1.9 MP
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
4.3 inches
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (~256 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery
Stand By
About 300 h
Talk time
About 12 h
Playing Music
About 49 h
body
Dimensions
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm (4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight
107 g (3.77 oz, 0.24 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White Frost, Black Mist, Blue, Pink, Orange, Purple, Black Edition
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes (GT-I9195, SGH-I257M)
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS/ I257M model with no FM radio
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - I9192
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I9190, I9195, I9197, I257M
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - I9195 LTE 850 / 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 - I9197 LTE 700 / 2600 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - I257M
Speed
HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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