HTC Desire 500

HTC Desire 500


  HTC Desire 500
Launch
Announced 2013, August
Status Available. Released 2013, September
Network
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes
Edge Yes
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 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches (~59.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (~217 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Platform
OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
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 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Camera
Primary 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash,
Features 1/3.2" sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face/smile detection
Video 720p@30fps,
Secondary 1.6 MP
Sound
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 75dB
3.5mm Jack Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java No
Battery
Battery Removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 435 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h 6 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, Silver
SAR US 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
Price group 4/10 (About 180 EUR)