FCC Approval DateThis is the date the phone SAR test was completed before the phone's release to the public as required by law.
23 October 2014
US SAR RatingsUSA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg
USA Legal Limit is 1.6 W/kg - FCC SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over ONE gram of simulated biological tissue.
Head SAR LevelSAR test when held against your head when only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
N/A
Body SAR LevelSAR test when held against your body only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
N/A
Product Specific UseSAR test when held against your body only using the phone as a hotspot. Cellular and other transmitter are NOT active
N/A
Simultaneous TransmissionThe highest possible SAR recorded with ALL transmitters active, Cellular, WiFi, and Hotspot
N/A
Simultaneous HeadThe highest possible SAR test when held against your HEAD with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
N/A
Simultaneous BodyThe highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
N/A
Hotspot SARThe highest possible SAR test when held against your BODY using the phone as a hotspot with cellular and WiFi transmitters active,
N/A
EU SAR Level
EU SAR Ratings
European Legal Limit is 2.0 W/kg - EU SAR testing is measured in watts per kilogram (or W/kg) averaged over TEN grams of simulated biological tissue.
Head SAR Level
N/A
Body SAR Level
N/A
Available as Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500G/DS, A500H/DS, A500M/DS, SM-A5000
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Launch
Announced
2014, October
Status
Available. Released 2014, November
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)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
720 x 1280 pixels, 5.0 inches (~294 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Yes
Platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot
No
Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Camera
Primary
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
Secondary
5 MP
Sound
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes (LTE model only)
Radio
TBC
USB
microUSB v2.0
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
– ANT+ support
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– MP4/WMV/H.264 player
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
