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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
			UMTS 2100
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
		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-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December	2015, December. Released 2015, December
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)
	Weight	123 g (4.34 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
	GPU	Adreno 306	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)
	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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes (LTE model only)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio, recording	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
		ANT+ S-Voice	ANT+ Samsung Pay

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
	Charging		Fast charging 18W
	Stand-by
	Talk time	Up to 15 h (3G)	Up to 16 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 68 h	Up to 75 h

Misc
	Colors	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold	Black, White, Gold, Pink
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 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-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510
	Price	About 360 EUR	About 160 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 Basemark X: 4947
	Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB
	Battery life	74h endurance rating	91h endurance rating