Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
Launch Announced 2013, May
Status Available. Released 2013, July
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)
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (~256 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Camera Primary 8 MP, f/2.6, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary 1.9 MP
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
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
 - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play Up to 49 h
Misc Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Blue, Pink, Orange, Purple, Black Edition
SAR US 0.89 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)    
Price group 5/10
Tests Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.127 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -86.2dB
Battery life