Samsung Galaxy Star All specs
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Android phone with 1GHz Single-core median processor provides good performance when performing some functions of the Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5280).
With one SIM card slot, the Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5280) allows download up to 0.236 Mbps for internet browsing, but it also depends on the carrier.
Good connectivity of this device includes Bluetooth 4.0 + A2DP, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz), but it lacks NFC connection.
Device with 100 grams including the battery. The Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5280) phone is relatively thin with 11.9mm thickness.
Summary
TFT LCD
💽 ROM: 4GB
📱 Model features | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Model | Galaxy Star (GT-S5280) |
| Other model names | Samsung Galaxy Star S5280 Single-sim |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung |
| Release date | 5/1/2013 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 58 x 105 millimeters (2.28 x 4.13 in) |
| Weight | 100 grams (3.5 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported |
📲 Display | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Display type | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~45.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 133 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| System version | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Chipset | 32bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-300 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| RAM memory | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported |
📷 Camera | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps |
| Flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported |
🔋 Battery | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 14 hours |
| Standby | 320 hours (13.3 days) |
➕ Other features | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| Call control | Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Blue, Black, White • Samsung TouchWiz UI • WiFi hotspot • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | |
| Samsung Galaxy Star | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.773W/kg (head), 0.622W/kg (body) |
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