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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 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 Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, October 22. Released 2013, November 01 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front, 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 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Apple A7 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 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, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
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, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No 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, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Po 8600 mAh, non-removable (32.4 Wh) Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Silver Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 1.18 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models A1474, A1475, A1476, iPad4,1, iPad4,2, iPad4,3 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 350 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 13597 Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: 968:1 (nominal) / 2.504:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -89.9dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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