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HTC Desire 500
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy Note 3
3G OnlySM-N9000
| Global Score | |
| 57.2 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| -- | 2013-09-04 |
| 5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adren 203 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.26 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.37 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.4 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 401 hours standby time 17.8 hours talk time | 490 hours standby time 20 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is way better than HTC Desire 500, getting an 80.7 score against 57.2. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has newer 5.0 version while HTC Desire 500 has Android 4.1.2 version, providing you some extra features and performance tweaks. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is a somewhat thinner but incredibly heavier cellphone than HTC Desire 500.
Galaxy Note 3 counts with a much better screen than HTC Desire 500, because it has a much better display density, a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a lot bigger screen. Galaxy Note 3 counts with a better performing processor than HTC Desire 500, because it has an additional graphics processing unit, more cores and more RAM.
The Galaxy Note 3 captures way better photos and videos than HTC Desire 500, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much better 13 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy Note 3 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than HTC Desire 500, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 64 GB, the Galaxy Note 3 also has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Note 3 features a very superior battery life than HTC Desire 500, because it has a 3200mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Note 3 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the HTC Desire 500.
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