Phone Comparison - LG Optimus F5 vs Sony Xperia SP vs HTC Desire 500

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony HTC
Announced February 2013 Available - April 2013 July 2013
Status Available - May 2015 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126 x 64.5 x 9.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.54 x 0.37 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 155 g (5.47 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.6 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.79% 66.67% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA 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 v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2370 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)