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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 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 145 g (5.11 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
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio) 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Features Dual video call
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio FM radio, recording No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
 ANT+
S-Voice
ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 390 h
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 21 h
Music play Up to 68 h Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)     1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)     0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 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-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W
Price About 360 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h Endurance rating 83h

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