Phone comparison

HTC Desire 500

4.0/5

14 votes

GENERAL

Announced

August 2013

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SIM INFORMATION

HTC Desire 500

SIM Type

micro-SIM

Multi-SIM

HARDWARE SPECS

HTC Desire 500

Internal Storage

4 GB

RAM

1 GB

CPU / Chipset

Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 / Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon 200

GPU

Adreno 203

SIZE

HTC Desire 500

Weight

123.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9

DISPLAY

HTC Desire 500

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

4.30 inch

Resolution

480 x 800 pixels

Extras

- HTC Sense UI 5.0- No

RINGTONES

HTC Desire 500

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3, WAV ringtones
- Beats Audio sound enhancement

NETWORKING

HTC Desire 500

HSDPA speed

7.2 Mbps

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA

Bluetooth

Yes, 4.0 with A2DP

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML5

Email client

Yes

PC kit

CAMERA

HTC Desire 500

Type

Builtin, 8 MP

Photo Resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

Flash

LED Flash

Autofocus

Yes

Secondary camera

Yes, 1.6 MP

Extras

- 1/3.2'' sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection

FEATURES

HTC Desire 500

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

FM Radio

Yes

Extras

- SNS integration
- Dropbox (25 GB storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Organizer