Toshiba Excite Write vs HTC Desire 500
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Toshiba | HTC |
| Announced | |
| June 2013 | July 2013 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - Q3 2013 | Available - September 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black/Silver | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
| - |
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 123 g (4.34 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed |
| Processor | |
| - | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 203 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 4 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA |
| USB | |
| Yes | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| - | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 4 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 1800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 435 h (2G) Up to 401 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 17 h 48 min (2G) Up to 12 h 1 min (3G) |