launch
Announced
2014, October
Status
Available. Released 2014, December
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 306
camera
Rear
13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
Front
5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
display
Size
5.0 inches
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery
Talk time
About 15 h
Playing Music
About 68 h
Stand By
—
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, 0.27 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes (LTE model only)
Radio
FM radio, recording
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
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 LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ 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)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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