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HTC Desire 500
Dual SIMAsus ZenFone Zoom
ZX550| Global Score | |
| 57.2 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Asus |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches | 6.26 x 3.10 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| $ 249.00 | $ 235.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 217 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adren 203 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.26 | 11.86 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.37 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 401 hours standby time 17.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone Zoom is a little bit better than the HTC Desire 500, with a 62.7 score against 57.2. Asus ZenFone Zoom is a way heavier and thicker device than the HTC Desire 500. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Asus ZenFone Zoom has newer 5.0 version while HTC Desire 500 has Android 4.1.2 version, providing the user some extra features.
Asus ZenFone Zoom counts with a brighter display than HTC Desire 500, because it has a much better 1920 x 1080 resolution, a lot higher pixels amount per inch in the screen and a larger display. Asus ZenFone Zoom has a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC Desire 500, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 64 GB, the Asus ZenFone Zoom also has 124 GB more internal memory capacity.
HTC Desire 500 counts with a very superior performance than Asus ZenFone Zoom, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and doesn't have an extra GPU, they both have 4 processing cores. The HTC Desire 500 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone Zoom, although it has a lot lower 8 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Asus ZenFone Zoom counts with a much better battery duration than HTC Desire 500, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 1800mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Asus ZenFone Zoom is also cheaper than the other phone.
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