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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 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 7.2/0.384 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, June. Released 2010, August 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 108 x 56 x 12.3 mm (4.25 x 2.20 x 0.48 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 102 g (3.60 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~40.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 TouchWiz v3.0
Platform
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU 600 MHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 1 GB included microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 170MB 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 320p@15fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 521 h (2G) / Up to 375 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black 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 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 80 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -79.7dB / Crosstalk -75.1dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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