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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
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
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 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, April. Released 2011, May 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type S-LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 768MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features Dual-LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, 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 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (T9 Trace)
ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 350 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black, Ice White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     1.29 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 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 120 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: 720:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 78dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -91.1dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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