Design
Dimensions	5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight	4.69 oz / 133.0 g
Materials	Back: Plastic
Features	Notification light
Keys	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gray, Brown, Pink, Blue, Red, White
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Display
Size	4.8-inch, 65.82% screen-to-body
Type	Super AMOLED, 300 nits
Resolution	1280x720px, 306 PPI
Colors	16 777 216
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)	Untested
Bright Min	20 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
Processor	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A9
GPU	Mali-400 MP4
Memory	1GB (LPDDR2)/32GB 1GB/16GB 1GB/64GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS	Android (4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4)
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Battery
Type	2100 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.6 Sensor size: 1/3"
Flash	LED
Video recording	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling
Front	1.9 MP
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Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.0
WLAN	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback, Custom equalizer, Preset equalizer
Screen mirroring	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL,MirrorLink
Radio	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)	Yes

Cellular
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Micro SIM
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Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	16GB
Video recording	Video calling, EIS

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	64GB
Video recording	Video calling, EIS

Differences from the main variant:
Video recording	Video calling, EIS
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 19, 2012 FCC ID value: A3LGTI9300A
Measured SAR	Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Differences from the main variant:
Video recording	Video calling, EIS
FCC approval	Date approved: Jun 19, 2012 FCC ID value: A3LGTI9300T
Measured SAR	Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.49 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.03 W/kg

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	2GB
4G (FDD) Bands	18, 3, 7
3G Bands	5, 8, 1
Data Speed	LTE
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 06, 2012 FCC ID value: A3LGTI9305
Measured SAR	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.87 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg

Differences from the main variant:
Processor	Dual-core 1500 MHz
Memory	2GB
Weight	4.71 oz / 133.5 g

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Overall User Rating

(113 reviews)

8.7

Build quality

7.7

Camera quality

8.8

Performance

8.3

Display

8.9

Battery life and charging

8.2

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