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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE No cellular connectivity
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes No
EDGE Yes No
Launch
Announced 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December 2011, September. Released 2011, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 190 x 120 x 11.4 mm (7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 413 g (14.57 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM No
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio) 7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~60.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 2.3 (customized)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) TI OMAP 4430
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 306 PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 8GB 512MB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF No
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps No
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) No
Video
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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 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE No
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS No
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 Proprietary
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer
 ANT+
S-Voice
MP4/VP8 player
MP3/WAV/AAC/OGG/MIDI player
Organizer
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Non-removable Li-Ion 4400 mAh battery
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
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 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
Price About 360 EUR About 120 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 896:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB Voice 66dB / Noise 63dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -87.8dB / Crosstalk -83.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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