HTC Desire 500 vs Motorola DROID X

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: 32 g lighter

  Desire 500:

  123 g

  DROID X:

  155 g

• Width

  DROID X: 1.4 mm narrower

  Desire 500:

  66.9 mm

  DROID X:

  65.5 mm

• Chipset

  Desire 500:

  Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play

  DROID X:

  TI OMAP3630 1000

• Height

  DROID X: 4.3 mm shorter

  Desire 500:

  131.8 mm

  DROID X:

  127.5 mm

• Release year

  Desire 500:

  2013

  DROID X:

  2010

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 +4.3 mm versus DROID X

   Width:

   66.9 mm +1.4 mm versus DROID X

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. DROID X

   Height:

   127.5 mm

   Width:

   65.5 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. Desire 500

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

2. 2. DROID X

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Desire 500 has approximately 3.2% more rectangular screen area than DROID X.

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

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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