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Network
Technology CDMA / EVDO GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 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 EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, March. Released 2011, May 08 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Hummingbird Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video w480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Near Field Communications
ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 428 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 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 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.95 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 150 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 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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