HTC Desire 501 vs Philips W9588

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: 116.8 g lighter

  Desire 501:

  130 g

  W9588:

  246.8 g

• Width

  W9588: 5.2 mm narrower

  Desire 501:

  66.7 mm

  W9588:

  61.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  W9588: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 501:

  4.3 in

  W9588:

  3.5 in

• Depth

  Desire 501: 10.7 mm thinner

  Desire 501:

  9.8 mm

  W9588:

  20.5 mm

• Height

  W9588: 12 mm shorter

  Desire 501:

  128.5 mm

  W9588:

  116.5 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 501

   Height:

   128.5 mm +12 mm versus W9588

   Width:

   66.7 mm +5.2 mm versus W9588

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

2. 2. W9588

   Height:

   116.5 mm

   Width:

   61.5 mm

   Depth:

   20.5 mm +10.7 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. W9588

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   34.9 cm²

Desire 501 has approximately 50.9% more rectangular screen area than W9588.

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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