Available. Released 2015, June
5.0 inches (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Launch
Status :
Available. Released 2015, June
Network
Technology :
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G :
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G :
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J500F, J500G, J500FN
4G :
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J500F, J500FN
Speed :
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Body
Dimensions :
142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
SIM :
Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type :
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size :
5.0 inches (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution :
720 x 1280 pixels (~294 ppi pixel density)
Platform
OS :
Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset :
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
CPU :
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Memory
Card Slot :
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal :
8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Camera
Primary :
13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm, autofocus, LED flash
Features :
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
Secondary :
5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm, LED flash
Sound
Alert types :
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Comms
WLAN :
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS :
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC :
Yes (market dependant)
Radio :
FM radio, RDS, recording
USB :
microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features
Sensors :
Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging :
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Battery
Battery :
Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Talk time :
Up to 18 h (3G)
Misc
Colors :
White, Black, Gold
SAR US :
0.80 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)
SAR EU :
0.61 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body)
Price group :
4/10 (About 170 EUR)
Aditional info
Versions: J500FN (Europe); J500F (HK, India, South Africa, Thailand); J500G (Malaysia, Indonesia); J500Y (New Zealand); J500M (LATAM)
Also known as Samsung Galaxy J5 Duos with dual-SIM card slots