HTC Desire 500 vs Apple iPhone 4S

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          HTC Apple
          Announced
          July 2013 October 2011
          Status
          Available - September 2013 Available - October 2011
          Colors
          Black, White Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
          (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
          115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
          (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
          Weight
          123 g (4.34 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed iOS 5
          Processor
          Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar] 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 203 [Similar] PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          4 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 64 GB No

          Display

          Type
          TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT
          Colors
          16M colors capacitive touchscreen
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          59.67% 53.92%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS No
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Downloadable, incl. motion-bas
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML5 HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Call Records
          Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
          Internal
          4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 64 GB No

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
          Capacity
          1800 mAh 1432 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 435 h (2G)
          Up to 401 h (3G)
          Up to 200 h (2G)
          Up to 200 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
          Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
          Up to 14 h (2G)
          Up to 8 h (3G)

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