Phone Comparison - Motorola RAZR i XT890 vs LG Optimus F5 vs HTC Desire 500

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola LG HTC
Announced September 2012 February 2013 July 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Available - May 2015 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
126 x 64.5 x 9.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.54 x 0.37 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 131 g (4.62 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - 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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz Adreno 225 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen 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 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.41% 62.79% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G Yes HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/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 Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2150 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 20 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)