HTC Desire 500

General Information

• Colors:
• Black, Silver

• SAR:
• 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• About 180 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 900 / 2100

• Speed:
• HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2013, August. Released 2013, September

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• 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 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• 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:
• microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 4GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• na

• Features:
• LED flash

• Video:
• 720p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 1.6 MP

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Beats Audio, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA

• Bluetooth:
• 4.0, A2DP, aptX

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, proximity

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

• Browser:
• HTML5

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 435 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 12 h 6 min (3G)

Tests

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 1198:1 (nominal) / 2.129:1 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 60dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 75dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -88.0dB / Crosstalk -87.9dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 47h