HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Nokia 500

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

  500: 20 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  113 g

  500:

  93 g

• Width

  500: 9.2 mm narrower

  Windows Phone 8S:

  63 mm

  500:

  53.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  500: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8S:

  4 in

  500:

  3.2 in

• Depth

  Windows Phone 8S: 3.8 mm thinner

  Windows Phone 8S:

  10.3 mm

  500:

  14.1 mm

• Height

  500: 9.2 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8S:

  120.5 mm

  500:

  111.3 mm

• Release year

  Windows Phone 8S:

  2012

  500:

  2011

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. Windows Phone 8S

   Height:

   120.5 mm +9.2 mm versus 500

   Width:

   63 mm +9.2 mm versus 500

   Depth:

   10.3 mm

2. 2. 500

   Height:

   111.3 mm

   Width:

   53.8 mm

   Depth:

   14.1 mm +3.8 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

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. Windows Phone 8S

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. 500

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.2 cm²

Windows Phone 8S has approximately 61.3% more rectangular screen area than 500.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.