Background and Identification

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance (also known by its model number, GT-I9070) is an Android smartphone released in April 2012 as an “advanced” variant to the original Galaxy S. The Galaxy S Advance is also known as the Samsung Galaxy S II Lite.

The Galaxy S Advance includes a 4-inch display with a resolution of 480 by 800 pixels for a pixel density of 233 pixels per inch. It features a dual-core processor running at 1 GHz with 768 MB of RAM and either 8 GB or 16 GB of internal storage. The phone also has a dedicated microSDHC slot that allows users to expand the phone’s internal storage. The Galaxy S Advance includes a five-megapixel main camera and a 1.3-megapixel selfie camera. It contains a 1500 mAh removable battery, meaning its battery is not attached to the inside of the phone with any kind of permanent adhesive, making repair and replacement easier than for non-removable batteries.

The Galaxy S Advance was released in black and white body colors. It includes the name “Samsung” in capital letters in the center of the phone’s top bezel and a rectangular home button in the center of the phone’s bottom bezel. It features the Android three-button navigation system, meaning it includes a back button on the right side of the home button and a ‘see-all-open-applications’ button on the left side of the home button.

Technical Specifications

Models: GT-I9070

Release date: April 2012

Body:

  • Dimensions and Weight: 123.2 x 63 x 9.7 mm (4.85 x 2.48 x 0.38 in), 120 g (4.23 oz)
  • SIM: Mini-SIM

Display:

  • Type: Super AMOLED
  • Size: 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.7% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)

Platform:

  • OS: Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), TouchWiz UI 4
  • Chipset: NovaThor U8500
  • CPU: Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • GPU: Mali-400

Memory:

  • Card slot: microSDHC (dedicated slot)
  • Internal: 8GB 768MB RAM, 16GB 768MB RAM

Main Camera:

  • Single: 5 MP, AF
  • Features: LED flash
  • Video: 720p@30fps

Selfie Camera:

  • Single: 1.3 MP

Sound:

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • 3.5 mm jack: Yes

Communications:

  • WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
  • Bluetooth: 3.0, A2DP, aptX
  • GPS: Yes, with A-GPS
  • NFC: Optional
  • Radio: Stereo FM radio, RDS
  • USB: MicroUSB 2.0

Features:

  • Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery:

  • Type: Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery

Miscellaneous:

  • Colors: Black, White
  • SAR: 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU: 0.54 W/kg (head)

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