Samsung Galaxy A5

Versions: A500F (Global), A500FU (Europe), A500M (Peru, Colombia), A500Y (Australia, New Zealand), A500YZ (Taiwan), A500F1/A500K/A500S (Korea), A500FQ (Turkey)

Network
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	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
	LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ
	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A500M
	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500Y
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

Launch
Announced	2014, October
Status	Available. Released 2014, December

Body
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	Aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM	Nano-SIM

Display
Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
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

Platform
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

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

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

Selfie camera
Single	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes (LTE model only)
Radio	FM radio, recording
USB	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	- ANT+ - S-Voice

Battery
	Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery
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
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 260 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II: 555 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark 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 life	Endurance rating 74h