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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 / 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December 2012, September. Released 2012, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 131 g (4.62 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) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~65.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~306 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-400MP4
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF 8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.0", AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Video 720p@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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
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, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 580 h (2G) / Up to 390 h (LTE)/ 510 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Titanium Gray, Sapphire Black
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     0.87 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)     0.24 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 GT-I9305, SHV-E210K, SHV-E210L, GT-I9305T, GT-I9305N
Price About 360 EUR About 320 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

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