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HTC Desire 500

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  HTC Desire 500

Launch

Announced 2013, August. Released 2013, September
Status Discontinued

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100

Body

Dimensions 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm, 87.3 cc (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Type TFT
Size 4.3 inches, 52.6 cm2 (~59.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~217 ppi density)

Platform

OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 5
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 203

Memory

Card Slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm Jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX
NFC No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Positioning GPS

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity

Battery

Stand-by Up to 435 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h 6 min (3G)
Type Li-Ion 1800 mAh, removable

Misc

Colors Black, Silver
SAR 0.50 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body)
Price About 180 EUR

Main Camera

Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Single 8 MP, 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF

Selfie camera

Single 1.6 MP

Tests

Display Contrast ratio: 1198:1 (nominal) / 2.129:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 75dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 47h
Audio quality Noise -88.0dB / Crosstalk -87.9dB