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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ 2, 4 - N900W8
  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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
  Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
 ANT+
S-Voice
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)     0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 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 SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005
Price About 360 EUR About 420 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB -31.7 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h Endurance rating 75h

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