GENERAL
AnnouncedAugust 2013
Network (2G)GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850
Network (3G)HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900
Form factorBlock
Antenna typeInternal
SIM INFORMATION
HTC Desire 500SIM Typemicro-SIM
Multi-SIMNo
HARDWARE SPECS
HTC Desire 500Internal Storage4 GB
RAM1 GB
CPU / ChipsetQuad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 / Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon 200
GPUAdreno 203
SIZE
HTC Desire 500Weight123.0 g (with battery)
Dimensions131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9
DISPLAY
HTC Desire 500TypeGraphical
ColouredYes, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size4.30 inch
Resolution480 x 800 pixels
Extras- HTC Sense UI 5.0- No
RINGTONES
HTC Desire 500Polyphonic ringtonesYes
Ringtone profilesYes
Extras- MP3, WAV ringtones
- Beats Audio sound enhancement
NETWORKING
HTC Desire 500HSDPA speed7.2 Mbps
GPRSYes
EDGEYes
WLANYes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
BluetoothYes, 4.0 with A2DP
WAPYes
BrowserYes, HTML5
Email clientYes
PC kitNo
CAMERA
HTC Desire 500TypeBuiltin, 8 MP
Photo Resolution3264 x 2448 pixels
FlashLED Flash
AutofocusYes
Secondary cameraYes, 1.6 MP
Extras- 1/3.2'' sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
FEATURES
HTC Desire 500VibrationYes
SMSSend / Receive
MMSSend / Receive
Java
GamesYes, (changeable)
ClockYes
AlarmYes
CalculatorYes
CalendarYes
To-do listYes
Voice dialingYes
Voice memoYes
T9Yes
Multiple numbers / contactYes
HandsfreeYes
Headset jackYes
FM RadioYes
Extras- SNS integration
- Dropbox (25 GB storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Organizer