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Discontinued
HTC Desire 500
GSM / HSPA
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At a Glance — Key Specifications
ChipsetQualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 PlayAdreno 203Display4.3″LCD (other)Front camera8 MPMemory1GB / 4GBDedicated slotBattery1,800 mAhOSAndroid 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)Sense UI 5
HTC Desire 500 is a phone. It pairs a 4.3″, LCD (other) display with the Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play and a 1,800 mAh battery. Specifications are still being confirmed.
Tech Mansion Scores
3.6/10 overall
- Performance2.0
- Display4.6
- Battery2.2
- Software5.8
- Audio6.5
Scored from this device's verified specifications — categories with no real data are never scored.
Specifications are still being confirmed — scores appear as data is verified.
Launch timeline
- Discontinued
Full Specifications
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Launch
- Launch status
- Discontinued
- Release date
- Sep 2013
Platform
- OS
- Android
- OS version
- Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 5
- Chipset (as published)
- Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play
- CPU
- Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
- GPU
- Adreno 203
Memory
- Memory variants (RAM/storage)
- 1 GB RAM + 4 GB
- Card slot
- Dedicated slot
Display
- Display size
- 4.3″
- Resolution
- 480 × 800 pixels
- Panel type
- LCD (other)
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 1,800 mAh
Body & build
- Dimensions
- 131.8 × 66.9 × 9.9 mm
- Weight
- 123 g
- SIM
- Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Connectivity
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 4
- NFC
- No
- USB
- microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
- Positioning
- GPS
Audio
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Camera
- Front cameras
- 8 MP
Additional specifications
- Display
- Size
- 4.3 inches
- Memory
- Internal Gb Primary
- 4
- Ram Gb
- 1
- Main Camera
- Features
- LED flash
- Selfie Camera
- Single
- 8 MP, 1/3.2", 1.4m, AF
- Comms
- Radio
- Stereo FM radio, RDS
- Battery
- Capacity Mah
- 1800
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