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Exp. release 2014, October
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123g, 6.7mm thickness
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Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to 7.0 (Nougat)
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16 GB, 2 GB RAM
5.0"
720x1280 pixels
13 MP,Photo / Video
1080p
2 GB RAM
Snapdragon 410
2300 mAh
Li-Ion
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
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
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,LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ
Launch
Announced
2014, October
Status
Available. Released 2014, December
Body
Weight
123 g (4.34 oz)
Build
Aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
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), 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Memory
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Main Camera
Single
13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features
LED flash, panorama
Single
5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Sound
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB,Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms
NFC
Yes (LTE model only)
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
Radio
FM radio, recording
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
- ANT+ support
- S-Voice
- MP4/WMV/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
Battery
Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery
Talk time
Up to 15 h (3G)
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)
Audio quality
Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 74h
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Performance
Basemark OS II: 555 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
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