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Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE

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
		HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU	3, 7, 20
	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 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE

Launch
Announced	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December	2011, September. Released 2011, December
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	129.8 x 68.8 x 9.5 mm (5.11 x 2.71 x 0.37 in)
Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	130.5 g (4.59 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Nano-SIM	Micro-SIM

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)	4.65 inches, 59.6 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~316 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon S3
CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU	Adreno 306	Adreno 220

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	16GB 1GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	8 MP, AF
Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	2 MP
Video

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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	3.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, A-GPS
NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Optional
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio, recording	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	ANT+ S-Voice	MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player Photo/video editor Document editor

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable	Removable Li-Ion 1850 mAh battery
Stand-by		Up to 320 h (2G) / Up to 290 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 12 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music play	Up to 68 h

Misc
Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	Black
SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	0.12 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.20 W/kg (head)
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
Price	About 360 EUR	About 180 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 74h