Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 500 vs Lenovo A706 vs Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 S7582

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Lenovo Samsung
Announced July 2013 2013 November 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Available - 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White/Grey White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
121.5 x 63.1 x 10.57 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Broadcom BCM21664
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 203 Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB (1.9 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, PLS
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% 59.30% 59.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED 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, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.9 GB user available), 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (3G)