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HTC Desire 500 vs Nokia E50

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • WeightE50: 19 g lighterE50: 104 g · Desire 500: 123 g
  • WidthE50: 23.4 mm narrowerE50: 43.5 mm · Desire 500: 66.9 mm
  • Screen diagonalE50: 2.2 in smaller diagonalE50: 2.1 in · Desire 500: 4.3 in
  • DepthDesire 500: 5.6 mm thinnerDesire 500: 9.9 mm · E50: 15.5 mm
  • HeightE50: 18.8 mm shorterE50: 113 mm · Desire 500: 131.8 mm
  • Release year2013 / 2006Desire 500: 2013 · E50: 2006

Physical size

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.

Front
Desire 500: 131.8 × 66.9 mm 1 E50: 113 × 43.5 mm 2
Side
Desire 500: 131.8 × 9.9 mm 1 E50: 113 × 15.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Desire 500
    Height
    131.8 mm
    Width
    66.9 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm
    Weight
    123 g
  2. 2. E50
    Height
    113 mm
    Width
    43.5 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    104 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDesire 500E50
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 131.8 Х 66.9 Х 9.9 mm
  • 113 Х 43.5 Х 15.5 mm
Weight
  • 123 g
  • 104 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 70 MB
  • 32 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 5
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 3rd edition
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationDesire 500E50
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 13.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 59.7%
  • 27.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 190 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDesire 500E50
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.6 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1.6 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDesire 500E50
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 203
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 11102
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 238
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 675
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDesire 500E50
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2006
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 435 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h 6 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 215 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDesire 500E50
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.50 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDesire 500E50
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • 5-way joystick navigation -Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDesire 500E50
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Blackberry connectivity -Predictive text input -Voice command/memo -Organizer