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HTC Desire 500 vs HTC Desire 601

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
July 2013 September 2013
Status
Available - September 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight
123 g (4.34 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.67% 62.11%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 203 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB 8 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
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, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1800 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
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