| Attribute | Value |
| General |
| Brand | Samsung |
| Launch |
| Announced | 2014-10-30 |
| Body |
| Width | 6.7 mm |
| Length | 139.3 mm |
| Height | 69.7 mm |
| Weight | 123 g |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Front | Glass |
| Back | Plastic |
| Frame | Aluminum |
| Network |
| Technology | |
| 2G bands | - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
|
| 3G bands | - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
|
| 4G bands | - 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
- 3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
|
| 5G bands | Add |
| Speed | - HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
- LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
|
| Platform |
| OS | Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 306 |
| Memory |
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | |
| Display |
| Size | 5 in |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 px |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED |
| Battery |
| Type | Li-Ion |
| Charging | Add |
| Capcity | 2300 mAh |
| Main Camera |
| Main Camera Type | Single |
| Main Camera Properties | - 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
|
| Main Camera Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Main Camera Features | LED flash, panorama |
| Selfie Camera |
| Selfie Camera Type | Single |
| Selfie Camera Properties | |
| Selfie Camera Video | Add |
| Comms |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| GPS | + |
| NFC | + |
| Radio | FM radio, recording |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sound |
| Loudspeaker | + |
| 3.5mm jack | + |
| Features |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer
- compass
- proximity
|
| Misc |
| Colors | - Champagne Gold
- Light Blue
- Midnight Black
- Pearl White
- Platinum Silver
- Soft Pink
|
| 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-A500W
- SM-A500Y
- SM-A500YZ
|
| SAR EU Head | 0.23 W/kg |
| SAR EU Body | 0.4 W/kg |
| SAR Head | 0.65 W/kg |
| SAR Body | 0.48 W/kg |
| Talk time | Up to 15 h (3G) h |
| Music play | 68 h |
| Selfie Camera Features | Add |