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HTC Desire 500
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy S6
T-MobileSM-G920T
| Global Score | |
| 57.2 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 2550mAh 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
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a lot better than the HTC Desire 500, with an 87.3 score against 57.2. Samsung Galaxy S6 is a a lot thinner but heavier cellphone than the HTC Desire 500. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy S6 has a more recent 5.0 version while HTC Desire 500 has Android 4.1.2 version, so it provides the user a lot of extra features and performance optimizations.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 features an extremely better processor than HTC Desire 500, because it has a 64 bits CPU, an extra GPU, a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a much more vibrant screen than HTC Desire 500, because it has a lot better screen pixel density, a larger display and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Galaxy S6 takes much clearer videos and photos than HTC Desire 500, because it has a way higher video definition, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos and a lot better 16 MP resolution back camera. Galaxy S6 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than HTC Desire 500, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy S6 has a much longer battery duration than HTC Desire 500, because it has a 42 percent more battery size.
The Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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