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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
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 900 / 2100 - ST21i
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
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 HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December 2012, June. Released 2012, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 103 x 57 x 13 mm (4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 99.4 g (3.49 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED TFT, 256K colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~51.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 800 MHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 200
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 2.9GB (2.5GB user available), 512MB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF 3.15 MP
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 480p
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) No
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
 ANT+
S-Voice
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)     1.37 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)     1.62 W/kg (head)     1.30 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 80 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 751:1 (nominal) / 1.166:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB Voice 65dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 71dB
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -75.9dB / Crosstalk -79.1dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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