HTC Desire 501 vs Nokia N72

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

  N72: 6 g lighter

  Desire 501:

  130 g

  N72:

  124 g

• Width

  N72: 13.7 mm narrower

  Desire 501:

  66.7 mm

  N72:

  53 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N72: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 501:

  4.3 in

  N72:

  2.1 in

• Depth

  Desire 501: 12 mm thinner

  Desire 501:

  9.8 mm

  N72:

  21.8 mm

• Height

  N72: 19.5 mm shorter

  Desire 501:

  128.5 mm

  N72:

  109 mm

• Release year

  Desire 501:

  2013

  N72:

  2006

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 501

   Height:

   128.5 mm +19.5 mm versus N72

   Width:

   66.7 mm +13.7 mm versus N72

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

2. 2. N72

   Height:

   109 mm

   Width:

   53 mm

   Depth:

   21.8 mm +12 mm versus Desire 501

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

1. 1. Desire 501

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

2. 2. N72

   N72: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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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