
Samsung Galaxy A5
The latest firmware for Samsung Galaxy A5 (SM-A500W) is A500WVLS1BPK2 with Android 5.0.2 (Marshmallow), released on December 16, 2020 for 12 regions (CSC). Every official firmware build for SM-A500W, newest first: one row per build with all regions (CSC) that received it.
Each firmware build has its own page at https://samfirm.shop/build/{PDA}, where {PDA} is the build number from the list above. Example: https://samfirm.shop/build/A500WVLS1BPK2
All 4 builds in our database run Android 5.0.2 (Marshmallow). The newest build, A500WVLS1BPK2, was released on December 16, 2020. No new build has appeared for 71 months, so regular updates for this model have most likely ended.
Box codes of SM-A500W for different colors and markets. Firmware is chosen by the model code SM-A500W and your region (CSC), not by the SKU.

SM-A500X

SM-A507FN

SM-A505YN

SM-A600A

SM-A515X
The newest firmware for SM-A500W runs Android 5.0.2 (Marshmallow): build A500WVLS1BPK2, released on December 16, 2020.
The latest build for SM-A500W, A500WVLS1BPK2, was released on December 16, 2020 (5 years ago).
SM-A500W has had no new firmware for 71 months, so regular updates have most likely ended.
Yes, all firmware files for SM-A500W are 100% official, original, and obtained directly from Samsung servers.
To flash SM-A500W, you need to download the appropriate firmware, put your device into Download Mode, and use the Odin tool to load the BL, AP, CP, and CSC files.
Downgrading is only possible if the bootloader version (binary bit) of the old firmware matches the current one. Always check the binary version before flashing SM-A500W.