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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
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
Launch
Announced 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December 2012, September. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm (4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED S-LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to WP8 GDR3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 4GB 512MB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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
  Beats Audio
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 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity
 ANT+
S-Voice
OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Non-removable Li-Po 1700 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 Domino, Fiesta Red, Atlantic Blue, High-Rise Gray
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)     0.97 W/kg (head)     1.08 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 150 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1318:1 (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -79.7dB / Crosstalk -75.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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