Samsung S500i vs HTC Desire

Comparing the Samsung S500i vs HTC Desire across camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Rear Camera: HTC Desire offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Samsung S500i offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire better for rear camera photography.

Storage: Samsung S500i offers higher internal storage with 80 GB, while HTC Desire offers 512 GB, making Samsung S500i the better option for storage.

Samsung S500i

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire

₹21,299

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

01 Sep, 2005

31 Mar, 2010

User Ratings

N/A	3.6/5 (321 ratings)

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General

Operating System

N/A	Android v2.1 (Eclair)

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm

Processor

N/A

1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	Adreno 200

RAM

N/A

576 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

N/A	3.7 inches (9.4 cm)

Resolution

320.00x 320 pixels px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

N/A

252 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

54.52 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

91.00 mm

119 mm

Width

47.00 mm

60 mm

Thickness

23.00 mm

11.90 mm

Weight

98 grams

135 grams

Form Factor

Clamshell

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A	1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

N/A

1400 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 3(2G)

Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

80 MB

512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes	Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

No	Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A	Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v1.2

Yes v2.1

GPS

N/A	Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes MP3/AAC player

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A	Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Java

Yes DoJa 2.5

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A