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

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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

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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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Samsung firmware SM-A500Y / GALAXY A5 SM-A500Y 4