GALAXY A5 NOT Dual sim?

[MiGbb]

Sorry guys I'm not at all concerned with warranty even though I have been let
down by non-cellular Samsung products in the past...

 

[isie]

Hi thanks for the reply CellC lol. I know the problem is not with the networks
as was confirmed when I went to Samsung head office yesterday.
I told them the story and all they said was that no SA network wanted the Dual
Sim versions for "obvious reasons" as he put it. I did let them know that their
own site and their demo models in store led me to believe it was dual sim.
They said I should put that in writing and with pics etc. and send to customer care.
Waiting for a reply on that...
So anyway I'm a bit wiser now and understand that my model is an A500F
and as one member mentioned the one I'm after is the A500F/DS.
Looking into the microSD card slot of the phone I have I can clearly see it is a Hybrid
slot as the Sim2 pin contacts are visible.

So I borrowed a hybrid sim tray and put in two nano sims. The phone starts up as normal
and doesn't at all "see" sim2.

Since the model codes are A500F and A500F/DS could it be that it's simply a firmware difference between
them? Why would Samsung leave the Sim2 contact pins in there if the phone is supposed to be used as
Single sim? That is extra cost isn't it? Perhaps it was just easier for them to make a microSD only tray
along with changing the firmware to not have a Sim Manager option

If the device were mine, I would have flashed it last night already lol.
To the android rooters/flashers out there, is it not worth a shot? How likely is it to get
bricked? I doubt it...

I think there is an actual hardware difference between the 2 routing wont turn the Micro SD slot into a sim slot