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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
  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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December 2020, May 15
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2020, June 02
Body
Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm (6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED PLS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio) 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Exynos 850 (8 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-G52
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 15W wired
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Black, White, Blue, Red
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)     0.42 W/kg (head)     1.54 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 SM-A217F, SM-A217F/DS, SM-A217F/DSN, SM-A217M, SM-A217M/DS, SM-A217N
Price About 360 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897		 AnTuTu: 107157 (v8)
GeekBench: 1100 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight) 1287:1 contrast ratio, 490 nits max brightness (measured)
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Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB -30.0 LUFS (Average)
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h Endurance rating 119h

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