HTC Desire 500 vs Panasonic Eluga I9

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: 20 g lighter

  Desire 500:

  123 g

  Eluga I9:

  143 g

• Width

  Desire 500: 3.6 mm narrower

  Desire 500:

  66.9 mm

  Eluga I9:

  70.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 500: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 500:

  4.3 in

  Eluga I9:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 500:

  Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play

  Eluga I9:

  Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Eluga I9: 2.1 mm thinner

  Desire 500:

  9.9 mm

  Eluga I9:

  7.8 mm

• Height

  Desire 500: 10.7 mm shorter

  Desire 500:

  131.8 mm

  Eluga I9:

  142.5 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 +2.1 mm versus Eluga I9

2. 2. Eluga I9

   Height:

   142.5 mm +10.7 mm versus Desire 500

   Width:

   70.5 mm +3.6 mm versus Desire 500

   Depth:

   7.8 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. Eluga I9

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Eluga I9 has approximately 31% 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

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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