HTC Desire 500 full specification and review
HTC Desire 500 has Android 4.1.2 Operating System for more exciting apps and games, 4GB inbuilt memory for storing apps, music, videos and other files. HTC Desire 500 has 8 mega pixel front camera and 1.6 mega pixel back camera for superb picture clarity.
HTC Desire 500 Full Spec
GENERAL
2G Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network : HSDPA 900 / 2100
SIM Optional : Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
Announced : 2013, August
Status : Available. Released 2013, September
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)
DISPLAY
Type : TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size : 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch : Yes
– HTC Sense UI 5.0
SOUND
Alert types : Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
3.5mm jack : Yes
– Beats Audio sound enhancement
MEMORY
Card slot : microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal : 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
DATA
GPRS : Yes
EDGE : Yes
Speed : HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN : Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth : Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
USB : Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
CAMERA
Primary : 8MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features 1/3.2” sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile
detection
Video : Yes, 720p@30fps, check quality
Secondary : Yes, 1.6 MP
FEATURES
OS : Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon 200
CPU : Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU : Adreno 203
Sensors : Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging : SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser : HTML5
Radio : Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS : Yes, with A-GPS support
Java : Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors : Black, Silver
– SNS integration
– Dropbox (25 GB storage)
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
– MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
– Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
– Organizer
– Document viewer
– Photo viewer/editor
– Voice memo/dial/commands
– Predictive text input
BATTERY
Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Stand-by : (2G) / Up to 435 h (3G)
Talk time : (2G) / Up to 12 h 6 min (3G)
Price
About N53,000
HTC 500 was my heart desire back then. Now my level has changed. That shouldn’t change the fact that HTC make quality phones