HTC Desire 501 dual sim vs HPL Platinum A40

Comparing the HTC Desire 501 dual sim vs HPL Platinum A40 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 501 dual sim runs at a higher processing speed of 1.15 GHz, while HPL Platinum A40 runs at 1.0 GHz, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better performer.

Display: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while HPL Platinum A40 offers 4 inches, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 501 dual sim features a S-LCD 2 display compared to HPL Platinum A40's LCD, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HPL Platinum A40 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.1 MP, while HPL Platinum A40 offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while HPL Platinum A40 offers 1800 mAh, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HPL Platinum A40 offers 4 GB, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Desire 501 dual sim receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while HPL Platinum A40 has a rating of 2.8.

HTC Desire 501 dual sim

₹18,281

(Discontinued)

HPL Platinum A40

₹1,990

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

16 Feb, 2014

13 Jul, 2013

Performance

N/A	MediaTek MT6517
(upto 1.15 GHz)	(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM	512 MB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
S-LCD 2	LCD
480x800 px	480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

2.1 MP

1.3 MP

Battery

2100 mAh

1800 mAh

Storage

8 GB

4 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5

(145 ratings)

2.8/5

(67 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Chipset

NovaThor

MediaTek MT6517

Processor

Dual core, 1.15 GHz

Dual core, 1 GHz, ARM Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400

PowerVR SGX 531

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display

Display Type

S-LCD 2

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.16 %

56.21 %

Design

Height

128.5 mm

125.5 mm

Width

66.9 mm

64.5 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm

10.7 mm

Weight

130 grams

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh

1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.56 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Accelerometer