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HTC Desire 500 vs Sony Zylo

2.63 in
5.19 in
HTC Desire 500 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 500
2.05 in
4.06 in
Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
12
3.5 out of 5
7 user ratings
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4 stars
57 %
3 stars
42 %
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4 editorial reviews
As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
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A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...Read more
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Proprietary OS
CPU coresQuad-coreSingle-core
RAM memory1 GB260 MB

Display

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Screen size4.3 in2.6 in
Touchscreenyesno
Number of colors16.7M262K
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px320 x 240 px
TechnologyTN TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density217.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displaynono
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px640 x 480 px
Geo-taggingyesyes

Storage

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Internal storage4 GB256 MB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB16GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Height5.19 in4.06 in
Width2.63 in2.05 in
Depth0.39 in0.63 in
Weight4.34 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Accelerometeryesyes

Other features

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.02.1 EDR
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
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesno
Data transmissionHSDPAHSDPA
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnono

Battery

HTC Desire 500HTC Desire 500
Sony ZyloSony Zylo
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Standby time435.0 h403.0 h
Talk time12.0 h3.5 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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