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Full Specifications October 23, 2026
Samsung · 2011

Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959

Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959 Android smartphone. Announced Jan 2011. Features 4.0″ display, Hummingbird chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1650 mAh battery, 512 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 4.0"
Chipset Hummingbird
RAM 512 GB
Storage 1GB 512MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1650 mAh
Build 118g, 9.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, February
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~57.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother TouchWiz 3.0 UI

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 16 GB included
Internal 1GB 512MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Video 720p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single Yes

Body

Dimensions 122.4 x 64.5 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother Qik services for video calls MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor

Misc

Colors Black and Grey
SAR 0.90 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.43 W/kg (head)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2011, January. Released 2011, February
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~57.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother TouchWiz 3.0 UI
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 16 GB included
Internal 1GB 512MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Video 720p@30fps
Single Yes
Dimensions 122.4 x 64.5 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.54 x 0.39 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother Qik services for video calls MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor
Colors Black and Grey
SAR 0.90 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.43 W/kg (head)
Price About 120 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
35.9/100
Entry-level

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 33.6
Display 54.3
Camera 35.3
Battery 33.8
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