Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014)

Released 2014, April
145g, 10.3mm thickness
Android 4.3, up to 5.0.2
8/16/32GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.0"
720x1280 pixels
8MP
1080p
2GB RAM
Intel Atom Z2580
2110mAh
Li-Po

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, January
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2014, April

Body	Dimensions	148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3 mm (5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 in)
	Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)
	Build	Plastic body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm² (~63.9% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Intel Atom Z2580
	CPU	Dual-core 2.0 GHz
	GPU	PowerVR SGX544MP2

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8/16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Main Camera	Single	8 MP, f/2.0, AF
	Features	LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps

Selfie camera	Single	2 MP, f/2.4
	Video

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 2110 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 353 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)

Misc	Colors	Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, Champagne Gold, Twilight Purple
	Models	T00J
	SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)
	SAR EU	0.53 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 130 EUR

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Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG (2014) - user opinions and reviews

Jamil Sayed
PZi
26 Mar 2019

how to unlock asus A500CG T00J ----------------------------------------------- First of all switch off your phone. Then press and hold the Volume Up + Power key at the same time for a few seconds. Press the Volume Down to choose "factory res...

T00J user
tZ4
28 Jan 2019

how to unlock asus A500CG T00J bootloader? do you have a link?

Rah Ha Sia
tEZ
30 Dec 2018

Bought this ZF5 (TOOF/2Gb/16Gb) back then around September 2014. Hardwares still good except for batery (changed it with cheap OEM batery so now it's good again). Flashed it to Android Nougat (RR final thanks to xda and tank0412) + Gapps PICO. ...