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HTC Desire 500 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 500
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HTC HD7S Mobile Phone
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HTC One X Mobile Phone
HTC One X
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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No smartphone platform is complete without a phone big enough to double as an ice scraper. The hulking HD7 is that phone for Windows Phone 7.Read more
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With an operating system that promises so much, it's shame that HTC's HD7 is let down by markedly lacklustre performanceRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Windows Phone 7.5Android 4.2Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.0 GHz1.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreSingle-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225QQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Nvidia Tegra 3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 200GeForce ULPARM Mali-T760
RAM memory1 GB578 MB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.3 in4.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px720 x 1280 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyTN TFT
N/A
IPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density217.0 ppi217.0 ppi312.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesno
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
N/A
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.19 in4.8 in5.29 in5.65 in
Width2.63 in2.68 in2.75 in2.78 in
Depth0.39 in0.44 in0.35 in0.27 in
Weight4.34 oz5.71 oz4.59 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
nono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.02.1 EDR4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Video outputNo
N/A
MHLMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGPSA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
N/A
noyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh1230.0 mAh1800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time435.0 h276.0 h400.0 h
N/A
Talk time12.0 h4.0 h6.6 h17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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