HTC Desire 501 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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: 25 g lighter

  Desire 501:

  130 g

  Galaxy A5 (2016):

  155 g

• Width

  Desire 501: 4.3 mm narrower

  Desire 501:

  66.7 mm

  Galaxy A5 (2016):

  71 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 501: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 501:

  4.3 in

  Galaxy A5 (2016):

  5.2 in

• Depth

  Galaxy A5 (2016): 2.5 mm thinner

  Desire 501:

  9.8 mm

  Galaxy A5 (2016):

  7.3 mm

• Height

  Desire 501: 16.3 mm shorter

  Desire 501:

  128.5 mm

  Galaxy A5 (2016):

  144.8 mm

• Release year

  Desire 501:

  2013

  Galaxy A5 (2016):

  2015

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 +2.5 mm versus Galaxy A5 (2016)

2. 2. Galaxy A5 (2016)

   Height:

   144.8 mm +16.3 mm versus Desire 501

   Width:

   71 mm +4.3 mm versus Desire 501

   Depth:

   7.3 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. Galaxy A5 (2016)

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Galaxy A5 (2016) has approximately 41.6% 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

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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