PhoneBunch

HTC Desire 500 vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
July 2013 January 2014
Status
Available - September 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight
123 g (4.34 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

Display

Type
TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.67% 61.68%
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] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 203 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, autofocus [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 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
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 16 GB, 2 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1800 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 670 h
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 18 h
View Full Experience