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Samsung Galaxy Light Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Light
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9
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5 editorial reviews
Thanks to its LTE support and solid call quality, the Samsung Galaxy Light stands as a good value for entry-level Android smartphones on T-Mobile.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.8 in5.8 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
Pixel density233.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
3D Captureno
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Slow-Mono
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height4.78 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.5 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.4 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.27 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Face scanner
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR5.05.0
NFCyesyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation system
N/A
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h326.0 h326.0 h
Talk time13.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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