HTC Desire 500 vs Meizu 16s

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: 42 g lighter

  Desire 500:

  123 g

  16s:

  165 g

• Width

  Desire 500: 6.5 mm narrower

  Desire 500:

  66.9 mm

  16s:

  73.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 500: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 500:

  4.3 in

  16s:

  6.2 in

• Chipset

  Desire 500:

  Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play

  16s:

  Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Desire 500:

  Single

  16s:

  Dual

• Depth

  16s: 2.3 mm thinner

  Desire 500:

  9.9 mm

  16s:

  7.6 mm

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. Desire 500

   Height:

   131.8 mm

   Width:

   66.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +2.3 mm versus 16s

2. 2. 16s

   Height:

   151.9 mm +20.1 mm versus Desire 500

   Width:

   73.4 mm +6.5 mm versus Desire 500

   Depth:

   7.6 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. Desire 500

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

2. 2. 16s

   Screen diagonal:

   6.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.6 cm²

16s has approximately 85.4% more rectangular screen area than Desire 500.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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