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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
4G Network 1, 2, 4, 5, 17 - C6506 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6503 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 Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, March 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm (5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port Yes 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, barometer (C6502 only) Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models C6503, C65023, C6506, C6502 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 260 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: 1294:1 (nominal) / 2.352:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 74dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -88.2dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 44h Endurance rating 74h

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