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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
		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	2020, November 24
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2020, December 21

Body	Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	205 g (7.23 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	PLS LCD
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 306	PowerVR GE8320

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), AF 5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	8 MP, f/2.2
	Video		1080p@30fps

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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
	NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes (market/region dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, recording	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer
		ANT+ S-Voice	Virtual proximity sensing

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		Fast charging 15W
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 68 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	Black, White, Blue, Red
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.67 W/kg (head)     1.38 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-A125F/DSN, SM-A125F/DS, SM-A125F, SM-A125M, SM-A125U, SM-A125U1, SM-A125N
	Price	About 360 EUR	$ 149.99 / C$ 227.98 / £ 119.89 / € 152.07 / ₹ 11,960 / Rp 2,299,000

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897	AnTuTu: 107189 (v8) GeekBench: 1034 (v5.1) GFXBench: 5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1363:1 (nominal)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB	-30.4 LUFS (Below average)
	Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
	Battery life	74h endurance rating	123h endurance rating