Phone Comparison - Huawei U8860 Honor vs ZTE Grand X Pro vs HTC Desire 500

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei ZTE HTC
Announced September 2011 May 2013 July 2013
Status Available - December 2011 Available - June 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Glossy Black, Textured Black, Elegant White, Vibrant Yellow, Che Black, Red, Blue, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 61 x 11 mm
(4.8 x 2.4 x 0.43 in)
113 x 66.1 x 9.4 mm
(4.45 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577T Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 205 - Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.20% 74.90% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB ROM 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1930 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h Up to 500 h Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min Up to 11 h 15 min Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)