Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
HTC
Phone model
Desire 500
Year of release
2013

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
132 mm (millimeters)
Body width
67 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
9.9 mm (millimeters)
Weight
123 g (grams)
Volume
87.29 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon 200
CPU clock speed
1200 MHz (megahertz) place #76
Number of processor cores
4
Level 2 cache (L2)
1024 kB (kilobytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
45 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 203

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
1 GB (gigabytes) place #11
RAM type
LPDDR2 (Low Power DDR2)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 4 GB (gigabytes)
place #25

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity)
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
64 GB (gigabytes)
Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Battery

Battery capacity
1800 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Pol (lithium polymer)
Removable battery
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2.5 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
12 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
435 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
12 h 6 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
435 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4.3 in (inches) place #114
Screen resolution
800 x 480 pixels place #109
Pixel density
217 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Aspect ratio
1.667 (16:10)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
8 Mp (megapixels) place #34
Maximum photo resolution
3264 x 2448 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Photomatrix type
CMOS BSI
Photomatrix size
4.54 x 3.42 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.391 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
7.61
Aperture
f/2
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Auto exposure
Face detector
Smile detector
Panoramic photography
HDR photography
Viewfinder
Continuous photography
Scene selection
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
1.6 Mp (megapixels) place #27
Maximum photo resolution
1687 x 949 pixels
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory
Extra
  • micro-sim

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 802.11 b
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB OTG support
USB host support
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0
A2DP support
AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108
RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
  • BMP (Bitmap Picture, .bmp, .dib, .rle)
Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
  • 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
  • 3GPP (.3gp)
  • 3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project 2, .3g2)
  • 3GPP2 (.3g2)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • M4A (MPEG-4 Part 14, .m4a)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • smtp
  • imap4
Handwriting recognition
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Maps
  • Google Play
  • Google Search

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • WAP
  • html5
Extra
  • htc blinkfeed

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.29 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • battery
  • charger
  • usb-cable
  • headphones
  • instruction
  • warranty card
  • certification guide