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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 - ST27i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST27a
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 2012, May. Released 2012, July 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm (4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, Super AMOLED
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 IP67 dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Platform
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset NovaThor U8500 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB (4GB user available), 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, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP, EDR 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, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion 1305 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors White, Black, Yellow Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 1.12 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.89 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 160 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: 859 (nominal) / 1.577:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -86.7dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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