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HTC Desire 500 vs HTC Desire 825

2.63 in
5.19 in
HTC Desire 500 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 500
3.03 in
6.18 in
HTC Desire 825 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 825
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3.5 out of 5
7 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
42 %
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
15 %
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225QQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1 GB2 GB

Display

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Screen size4.3 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyTN TFTSuper LCD
Pixel density217.0 ppi267.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Primary resolution1.6 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Internal storage4 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic

Dimensions

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Height5.19 in6.18 in
Width2.63 in3.03 in
Depth0.39 in0.29 in
Weight4.34 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 825HTC Desire 825
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time435.0 h672.0 h
Fast chargingnono

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