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HTC Desire 500
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 57.2 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adren 203 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.26 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 401 hours standby time 17.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Edge has a score of 85.7, which is way better than the HTC Desire 500's general score of 57.2. Galaxy S6 Edge is a incredibly thinner but just a little bit heavier cellphone than HTC Desire 500. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S6 Edge has a newer 5.0 version while HTC Desire 500 has Android 4.1.2, providing the user lots of additional features and improved performance.
The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a lot better hardware performance than HTC Desire 500, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory, a greater number of cores, an additional GPU and a 64 bits processing unit. The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with an incredibly better display than HTC Desire 500, because it has a way higher pixel amount per inch of display, a bigger screen and a much better 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Galaxy S6 Edge has a superior camera than HTC Desire 500, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger diafragm aperture. The Galaxy S6 Edge features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC Desire 500, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a superior battery life than HTC Desire 500, because it has a 44% bigger battery capacity.
Galaxy S6 Edge and the HTC Desire 500 cost the same.
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