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Samsung Galaxy Core Duos vs HTC Desire 500

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Rs. 14,700
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Summary
42%
45%
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Play

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1800 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.9/5 based on 3,983 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 248 ratings

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Samsung Galaxy Core Duos is permanently discontinued.
HTC Desire 500 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

CPU

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 203

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

TFT

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.21 %

59.63 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 129.3 mm
Width: 67.6 mm
Thickness: 8.95 mm

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

Weight

124 grams

123 grams

Colours

Blue, 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)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1800 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

Up to 300 Hours(3G) / Up to 500 Hours(2G)

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

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Very Good
Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 4.5 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Micro

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 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 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 / 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

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass