Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 500 vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Nokia X2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Acer Nokia
Announced July 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black/White Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 203 - Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% - 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection - 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS - Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh - 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
- Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
- Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)