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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G850F 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 - SM-G850M 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, August. Released 2014, September 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.1 MP 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+ ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1860 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (3G) Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G850F, SM-G850FQ, SM-G850Y, SM-G850M, SM-G850T, SM-G850A, SM-G850S, SM-G850L, SM-G850K 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 390 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1054
Basemark X: 11065		 Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.509 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -65.6dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 52h Endurance rating 74h

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