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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G Network 4, 17 - GSM A1428 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio, recording
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh) Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2 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 340 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 2229 Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h Endurance rating 74h

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