Screen size
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S396Winner: 5.0"
Quick verdict
S396 leads the measured specs 15-1.
Measured wins
588
1
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
S396
15
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
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GSM
S396
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
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GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
S396
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GPRS
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Class 10
S396
-
EDGE
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No
S396
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
Stereo speakers
-
3G bands
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-
S396
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
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-
S396
1, 3, 7, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed
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-
S396
HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
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2006, May
S396
2015, June. Released 2015, June
Status
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Discontinued
S396
Discontinued
Dimensions
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80 x 42 x 18.6 mm, 60 cc (3.15 x 1.65 x 0.73 in)
S396
141.9 x 73 x 9.7 mm (5.59 x 2.87 x 0.38 in)
Weight
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78 g (2.75 oz)
S396
151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM
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Mini-SIM
S396
Dual SIM
Type
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TFT, 65K colors
S396
IPS LCD
Size
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S396
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
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128 x 160 pixels
S396
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Card slot
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No
S396
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
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500 entries, Photocall
S396
-
Call records
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30 received, dialed and missed calls
S396
-
Internal
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128MB
S396
8GB 1GB RAM
Single
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1.3 MP
S396
8 MP, AF
Video
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SQCIF
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1080p@30fps
Features
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-
S396
LED flash
Other
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No
S396
-
Single
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-
S396
8 MP
Video
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-
S396
Loudspeaker
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No
S396
Yes
Alert types
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Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
S396
-
3.5mm jack
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No
S396
Yes
WLAN
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No
S396
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
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No
S396
4.0, A2DP
Positioning
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No
S396
GPS
Infrared port
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Yes
S396
-
Radio
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No
S396
FM radio
USB
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Proprietary
S396
microUSB 2.0
NFC
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-
S396
No
Sensors
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S396
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
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SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging
S396
-
Browser
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WAP 2.0/xHTML
S396
-
Games
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2
S396
-
Java
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Yes, MIDP 2.0
S396
-
Other
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Predictive text input MP3 player Organizer Female calendar Weight management Voice memo
S396
-
Type
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Removable Li-Ion 580 mAh battery
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Li-Ion 2300 mAh, removable
Stand-by
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Up to 300 h
S396
-
Talk time
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Up to 5 h
S396
-
Colors
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Elegant Purple, Reflective White, Mystery Black
S396
Black
OS
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-
S396
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
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-
S396
Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
CPU
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-
S396
Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
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-
S396
Mali-T720MP2