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HTC Desire 500 vs HTC Desire Z

2.63 in
5.19 in
HTC Desire 500 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 500
2.38 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Z Mobile Phone
HTC Desire Z
Available colors
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4.1 out of 5
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38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 2.3
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz0.8 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225QQualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7230
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory1 GB512 MB

Display

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Screen size4.3 in3.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 800 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi252.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Internal storage4 GB1.5 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Height5.19 in4.69 in
Width2.63 in2.38 in
Depth0.39 in0.56 in
Weight4.34 oz6.35 oz

Sensors

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.02.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnono
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnono

Battery

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire ZHTC Desire Z
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh1300.0 mAh
Standby time435.0 h430.0 h
Talk time12.0 h6.67 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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