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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
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Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~67.9% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T830 MP1 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, recording
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay		 ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2350 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 55 h Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A320F, SM-A320Y, SM-A320FL SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price About 220 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance GFXBench: 3.9fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.688 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -94.7dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 93h Endurance rating 74h

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