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HTC Desire 500

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HTC Desire 500

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, August. Released 2013, September 2012, February. Released 2012, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm, 87.3 cc (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in) 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm (5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 119.5 g (4.20 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~59.7% screen-to-body ratio) 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~59.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 5 Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play Qualcomm MSM8290
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 225
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.6 MP VGA
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS GPS, A-GPS
NFC No
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable Non-removable Li-Po 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 435 h (3G) Up to 317 h
Talk time Up to 12 h 6 min (3G) Up to 10 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Black, Silver Black
SAR 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)     1.00 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)    
Price About 180 EUR About 220 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1198:1 (nominal) / 2.129:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 2.901:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 75dB Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -88.0dB / Crosstalk -87.9dB Noise -91.0dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 47h Endurance rating 35h

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