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Network
Technology No cellular connectivity GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, September. Released 2011, November 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 190 x 120 x 11.4 mm (7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 413 g (14.57 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM No Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~60.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (customized) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset TI OMAP 4430 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules No 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video No 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth No 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning No GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio, recording
USB Proprietary microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/VP8 player
MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/MIDI player
Organizer
Predictive text input
ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 4400 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Talk time 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 0.23 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: 896:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 63dB / Ring 66dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -87.8dB / Crosstalk -83.2dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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