Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y

4G bands

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Announced

2014, October 30. Released 2014, December

Status

Discontinued

Dimensions

139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)

Weight

123 g (4.34 oz)

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM

Type

Super AMOLED

Size

5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

OS

Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)

CPU

Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

Adreno 306

Card slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

16GB 2GB RAM

Single

13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF

Features

LED flash, panorama

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)

Video

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth

4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

Yes (LTE model only)

Radio

FM radio, recording

USB

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable

Talk time

Up to 15 h (3G)

Music play

Up to 68 h

Colors

Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold

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

SAR

0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)

Price

About 360 EUR

Performance

Basemark OS II 2.0: 569Basemark X: 1897

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB

Audio quality

Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 74h