Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

General Information

• Colors:
• White, Gray

• Models:
• GT-I8730

• SAR:
• 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• About 180 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

• Speed:
• HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE

Launch

• Announced:
• 2013, January

• Status:
• Available. Released 2013, March

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm (5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)

• Weight:
• 139.1 g (4.90 oz)

• SIM:
• Micro-SIM

Display

• Type:
• Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 4.5 inches, 57.6 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density)

Platform

• OS:
• Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

• Chipset:
• Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

• CPU:
• Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait

• GPU:
• Adreno 305

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 8GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 5 MP, AF

• Features:
• LED flash

• Video:
• 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 1.3 MP

• Video:
• 720p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.0, A2DP, EDR

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 586 h (2G) / Up to 581 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 19 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)

Tests

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.861:1 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -82.0dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 59h