Phone Comparison - HTC A12 vs HTC Desire 500

HTC A12
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HTC Desire 500
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced Expected Announcement - Q1 2015 July 2013
Status Rumored - Q1 2015 Available - September 2013
Colors - Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.8 x 69.5 x 9.5 mm
(5.5 x 2.74 x 0.37 in)
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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 306 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.86% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 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)