HTC Desire 501 vs O2 XDA Orion

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

  XDA Orion: 24 g lighter

  Desire 501:

  130 g

  XDA Orion:

  106 g

• Width

  XDA Orion: 20.7 mm narrower

  Desire 501:

  66.7 mm

  XDA Orion:

  46 mm

• Screen diagonal

  XDA Orion: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 501:

  4.3 in

  XDA Orion:

  2.2 in

• Depth

  Desire 501: 7.7 mm thinner

  Desire 501:

  9.8 mm

  XDA Orion:

  17.5 mm

• Height

  XDA Orion: 21 mm shorter

  Desire 501:

  128.5 mm

  XDA Orion:

  107.5 mm

• Release year

  Desire 501:

  2013

  XDA Orion:

  2005

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 +21 mm versus XDA Orion

   Width:

   66.7 mm +20.7 mm versus XDA Orion

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

2. 2. XDA Orion

   Height:

   107.5 mm

   Width:

   46 mm

   Depth:

   17.5 mm +7.7 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.

1. 1. Desire 501

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

2. 2. XDA Orion

   Screen diagonal:

   2.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   15 cm²

Desire 501 has approximately 251.1% more rectangular screen area than XDA Orion.

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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