Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend W1 vs HTC Desire 500 vs HTC Desire 300

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei HTC HTC
Announced January 2013 July 2013 September 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Blue, white, pink, black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.5 x 63.7 x 10.5 mm
(4.9 x 2.51 x 0.41 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
131.78 x 66.23 x 10.12 mm
(5.19 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU, Asia, China
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 203 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.54% 59.67% 60.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1950 mAh 1800 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 460 hours (2G)
Up to 470 hours (3G)
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 625 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min(3G)
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (3G)