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Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos vs HTC Desire 500

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Rs. 15,760
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Summary
45%
Performance

Broadcom BCM28155

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

5" (12.7 cm)

480x800 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

10.1 h talktime (2G)

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

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3.9/5 based on 3,614 ratings

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4/5 based on 248 ratings

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

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Broadcom BCM28155

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

CPU

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Architecture

32 bit

Graphics

Broadcom VideoCore IV

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

TFT

Screen Size

5 " (12.7 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

187 ppi

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.17 %

59.63 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 143.7 mm
Width: 77.1 mm
Thickness: 9.6 mm

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

Weight

162 grams

123 grams

Colours

Brown, Red, White

Black, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, 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

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Battery
Average
Capacity

2100 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 10.1 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

Up to 440 Hours(2G)

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

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 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 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 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

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass