Samsung Galaxy A5

General Information

• 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 260 EUR

Network/Bearer

• 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 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

Launch

• Announced:
• 2014, October

• Status:
• Available. Released 2014, December

Physical Specifications

• 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:
• 16GB 2GB 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)

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5, ANT+, S-Voice

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery

• Talk time:
• Up to 15 h (3G)

• Music play:
• Up to 68 h

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 555 / 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 life:
• Endurance rating 74h