BlackBerry 7290 vs HTC Desire 500

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Desire 500: 16 g lighter

  7290:

  139 g

  Desire 500:

  123 g

• Width

  Desire 500: 7.6 mm narrower

  7290:

  74.5 mm

  Desire 500:

  66.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  7290: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

  7290:

  2.6 in

  Desire 500:

  4.3 in

• Depth

  Desire 500: 12.1 mm thinner

  7290:

  22 mm

  Desire 500:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  7290: 18.8 mm shorter

  7290:

  113 mm

  Desire 500:

  131.8 mm

• Release year

  7290:

  2004

  Desire 500:

  2013

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. 7290

   Height:

   113 mm

   Width:

   74.5 mm +7.6 mm versus Desire 500

   Depth:

   22 mm +12.1 mm versus Desire 500

2. 2. Desire 500

   Height:

   131.8 mm +18.8 mm versus 7290

   Width:

   66.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. 7290

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.1 cm²

2. 2. Desire 500

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

Desire 500 has approximately 161.5% more rectangular screen area than 7290.

Memory variants

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Practical features

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Battery capacity

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