HTC Desire 501 vs Philips S388

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 501: 6.5 g lighter

  Desire 501:

  130 g

  S388:

  136.5 g

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 501: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 501:

  4.3 in

  S388:

  4.5 in

• Depth

  S388: 0.7 mm thinner

  Desire 501:

  9.8 mm

  S388:

  9.1 mm

• Height

  Desire 501: 2.5 mm shorter

  Desire 501:

  128.5 mm

  S388:

  131 mm

• Release year

  Desire 501:

  2013

  S388:

  2014

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

   Width:

   66.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +0.7 mm versus S388

2. 2. S388

   Height:

   131 mm +2.5 mm versus Desire 501

   Width:

   67.1 mm

   Depth:

   9.1 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 501

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   52.6 cm²

2. 2. S388

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

S388 has approximately 6.1% more rectangular screen area than Desire 501.

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

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Battery capacity

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