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
0.65
Body SAR LevelSAR test when held against your body only using cellular service. Wifi and other transmitter are NOT active
0.48
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
Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 SM-A500F
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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, 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)
SIM
Nano-SIM
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
microSD, up to 64 GB
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
Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
GPU
Adreno 306
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
Card Slot
Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
USB
microUSB v2.0
NFC
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.