Samsung GALAXY A5 SM-A500Y specifications Expand
Released 2014, December
123g, 6.7mm thickness
Android 4.4.4, up to 7.0
16GB storage, microSDXC

Samsung GALAXY A5 was announced at 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December with Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), have chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 and GPU Adreno 306. It have 16GB 2GB RAM storage and there are colors: Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold

NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
TIMELINE
Announced
2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Released
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)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM
DISPLAY
Type
Super AMOLED
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
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
16GB 2GB RAM
eMMC 4.5
MAIN CAMERA
Camera
13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features
LED flash, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
FRONT CAMERA
Camera
5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SOUND
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
COMMUNICATES
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
ANT+
S-Voice
BATTERY
Battery
Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
MISC
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR US
0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU
0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897

Specs source: gsmarena.com
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Samsung firmware SM-A500Y / GALAXY A5 SM-A500Y 4

Device CSC Version Bit/SW REV. Security Patch Lvl. OS Build date
Samsung GALAXY A5 XSA A500YDVU1CQC1 1  Full Files Marshmallow(Android 6.0.1) 20170413073813
Samsung GALAXY A5 XSA A500YDVU1CPK1 1  One Files Marshmallow(Android 6.0.1) 20161201101802
Samsung GALAXY A5 XSA A500YDVU1CPH4 1  One Files Marshmallow(Android 6.0.1) 20160816173501
Samsung GALAXY A5 XSA A500YDVU1BOK1 1  One Files Lollipop(Android 5.0.2) 20151109142827
Lastest combinations SM-A500Y / GALAXY A5 SM-A500Y
Device Version Bit/SW REV. FA Change list Updated
SM-A500Y / GALAXY A5 A500YDVU1AOC1 1 FA44 CL3523541 2021-05-09 17:19:58
 How to flash Samsung SM-A500Y / GALAXY A5 SM-A500Y firmware

1. Extract (unzip) the Samsung firmware file. Recommended using WinRAR or 7-Zip

2. Download Odin Tool 3.13.1

3. Extract Odin ZIP file

4. Open Odin execute file

5. Reboot Samsung phone in Download Mode (hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons / hold Volume Down + Bixby buttons then plug-in cable)

6. Connect you Samsung phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin

7. Add the 1 file Samsung firmware to AP/PDA or 4 files Samsung firmware (AP/BL/CP/CSC) to it's slots

8. Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked

9. Click the START button, sit back and wait few minutes

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