HTC Desire 500 vs Samsung i740

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

  i740: 23 g lighter

  Desire 500:

  123 g

  i740:

  100 g

• Width

  i740: 7.9 mm narrower

  Desire 500:

  66.9 mm

  i740:

  59 mm

• Screen diagonal

  i740: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 500:

  4.3 in

  i740:

  2.8 in

• Depth

  Desire 500: 4 mm thinner

  Desire 500:

  9.9 mm

  i740:

  13.9 mm

• Height

  i740: 24.8 mm shorter

  Desire 500:

  131.8 mm

  i740:

  107 mm

• Release year

  Desire 500:

  2013

  i740:

  2008

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 +24.8 mm versus i740

   Width:

   66.9 mm +7.9 mm versus i740

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

2. 2. i740

   Height:

   107 mm

   Width:

   59 mm

   Depth:

   13.9 mm +4 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. i740

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

Desire 500 has approximately 116.8% more rectangular screen area than i740.

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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