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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 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)
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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 Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
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
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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
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS 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, OTG
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 18W wired
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
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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 (old) Endurance rating 74h Endurance rating 91h

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