HTC Sensation XE vs HTC Desire 500

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          HTC HTC
          Announced
          September 2011 July 2013
          Status
          Available - October 2011 Available - September 2013
          Colors
          Black Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
          (4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
          131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
          (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
          Weight
          151 g (5.33 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
          RAM
          768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          4 GB (1 GB user available) 4 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          61.88% 59.67%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          dual-LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 720p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 80 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
          USB
          Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

          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
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1730 mAh 1800 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 310 h (2G)
          Up to 540 h (3G)
          Up to 435 h (2G)
          Up to 401 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
          Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
          Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
          Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)

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