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Summary
46%
45%
Performance

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

540x960 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1950 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.6/5 based on 1,179 ratings

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4/5 based on 248 ratings

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HTC Desire 500 is permanently discontinued.
General
Launch Date

June 25, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 302

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Average
Below Average
Display Type

IPS LED

TFT

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.21 %

59.63 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 140 mm
Width: 72 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Height: 131.8 mm
Width: 66.9 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

173 grams

123 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.8, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

Other
854x480 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1950 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G)

Up to 12.10 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.80 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 220 Hours(3G)

Up to 435 Hours(3G) / Up to 401 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Good
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass