Network | Technology | GSM / HSPA | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
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2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions | ||
3G bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y | ||
HSDPA 850 / 1900 | ||||
HSDPA 850 / 2100 | ||||
4G bands | 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 | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
Launch | Announced | 2012, January. Released 2012, February | 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December | |
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Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Body | Dimensions | 109 x 58.5 x 12.6 mm (4.29 x 2.30 x 0.50 in) | 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) | |
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Weight | 107 g (3.77 oz) | 123 g (4.34 oz) | ||
Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame | |||
SIM | Mini-SIM | Nano-SIM | ||
Dust/water resistant |
Display | Type | TFT, 256K colors | Super AMOLED | |
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Size | 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~47.8% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio) | ||
Resolution | 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density) | 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density) | ||
Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | ||
Touch sensitive controls |
Platform | OS | Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) | Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | |
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Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) | |||
CPU | 600 MHz | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 | ||
GPU | Adreno 306 |
Memory | Card slot | microSDHC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | |
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Internal | 512MB 512MB RAM | 16GB 2GB RAM | ||
eMMC 4.5 |
Main Camera | Modules | 3.15 MP | 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF | |
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Features | LED flash | LED flash, panorama | ||
Video | Yes | 1080p@30fps |
Selfie Camera | Modules | VGA | 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) | |
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Video |
Sound | Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes | |
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3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes |
Comms | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
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Bluetooth | 2.1, A2DP | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | ||
Positioning | GPS, A-GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS | ||
NFC | Yes (LTE model only) | |||
Infrared port | No | No | ||
Radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | FM radio, recording | ||
USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
Features | Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
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MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input |
ANT+ S-Voice |
Battery | Type | Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery | Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable | |
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Stand-by | Up to 504 h | |||
Talk time | Up to 10 h | Up to 15 h (3G) | ||
Music play | Up to 68 h |
Misc | |||
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Colors | Black | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold | SAR | 1.08 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) | 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.48 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 160 EUR | About 360 EUR |
Tests | Performance | Basemark OS II 2.0: 569Basemark X: 1897 | ||
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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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