HTC Desire vs HTC Desire 501
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Announced | |
| February 2010 | November 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2010 | Coming soon |
| Colors | |
| Black, Brown, Silver, White | Black, White, Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in) |
128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm (5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 135 g (4.76 oz) | 130 g (4.59 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) | Android OS |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 576 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| N/A | 8 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording |
| Video | |
| Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update | Yes |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps | HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1400 mAh | 2100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 340 h (2G) Up to 360 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) |
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