Phone Comparison - HTC Raider 4G vs HTC Desire 500

HTC Raider 4G
htc raider 4g
HTC Desire 500
htc desire 500
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general 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 128 x 67 x 11.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 or HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 850 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware 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 1.2 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.97% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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 Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, 75 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR 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 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps 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 Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 293 h (2G)
Up to 248 h (3G)
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)