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| Global Score | |
| 52 | 57.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | HTC |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.1.2 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 5.00 x 2.44 x 0.31 inches | 5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.39 ounces | 4.34 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Pink | Black |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 228 pixels per inch | 217 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q chipset |
| Dual-Core 1300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A5 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adren 203 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 4.26 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1700mAh Battery | 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 540 hours standby time 20 hours talk time | 401 hours standby time 17.8 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC Desire 500 is slightly better than the Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini, getting a 57.1 score against 52. Even being the best device we compare here, HTC Desire 500 is a incredibly thicker and a lot heavier device than the Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but HTC Desire 500 has the previous 4.1.2 version while Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini has Android 4.2 version.
HTC Desire 500 features just a bit better performance than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini, because it has a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. HTC Desire 500 and Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini have extremely similar displays, and although the HTC Desire 500 has a quite worse screen density and a quite lower resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, they both have a screen of the same size.
HTC Desire 500 features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini, and although they both have the same 4 GB internal memory capacity, the HTC Desire 500 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 64 GB. HTC Desire 500 counts with a much better camera than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini, and although they both have the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the HTC Desire 500 also has a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The HTC Desire 500 has just a bit longer battery performance than Alcatel OneTouch Idol Mini, because it has a 6% more battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the HTC Desire 500 is also by far the cheapest one.
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