Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L7 P700 vs LG Optimus L7 II vs HTC Desire 500

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG HTC
Announced February 2012 February 2013 July 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - March 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.5 x 67 x 8.7 mm
(4.94 x 2.64 x 0.34 in)
121.5 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm
(4.78 x 2.62 x 0.38 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LG Optimus L7 II Dual (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 203 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available) 4 GB 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 IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.57% 65.02% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA 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 Lite HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2460 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h Up to 800 h (3G) Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)