HTC Desire 500 vs Palm Pre 2 CDMA

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: 22 g lighter

  Desire 500:

  123 g

  Pre 2 CDMA:

  145 g

• Width

  Pre 2 CDMA: 7.3 mm narrower

  Desire 500:

  66.9 mm

  Pre 2 CDMA:

  59.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Pre 2 CDMA: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 500:

  4.3 in

  Pre 2 CDMA:

  3.1 in

• Depth

  Desire 500: 7 mm thinner

  Desire 500:

  9.9 mm

  Pre 2 CDMA:

  16.9 mm

• Height

  Pre 2 CDMA: 31.1 mm shorter

  Desire 500:

  131.8 mm

  Pre 2 CDMA:

  100.7 mm

• Release year

  Desire 500:

  2013

  Pre 2 CDMA:

  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 +31.1 mm versus Pre 2 CDMA

   Width:

   66.9 mm +7.3 mm versus Pre 2 CDMA

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. Pre 2 CDMA

   Height:

   100.7 mm

   Width:

   59.6 mm

   Depth:

   16.9 mm +7 mm versus Desire 500

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. Pre 2 CDMA

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.6 cm²

Desire 500 has approximately 83.9% more rectangular screen area than Pre 2 CDMA.

Memory variants

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Practical features

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Battery capacity

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