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HTC Desire XC vs HTC Desire 500

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Rs. 16,499
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Rs. 15,760
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Summary
45%
Performance

Snapdragon S4

768 MB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1650 mAh

6 h talktime (2G)

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

1.6 MP

Single Camera

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.4/5 based on 93 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 248 ratings

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HTC Desire XC is permanently discontinued.
HTC Desire 500 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8625

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 203

Adreno 203

RAM

768 MB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

TFT

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.17 %

59.63 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 119.5 mm
Width: 62.3 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

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

Weight

107 grams

123 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, White

Black, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

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

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

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

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Average
Capacity

1650 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

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

USB Type-C

No

Storage
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+CDMA

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini
SIM2: Mini

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

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

SIM 1

2G Bands:
CDMA 1900 / 800 MHz
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 / 850 / 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

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

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass