Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 500 vs HTC Desire 300 vs HTC Desire 510

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced July 2013 September 2013 August 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White 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)
131.78 x 66.23 x 10.12 mm
(5.19 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
139.9 x 69.8 x 9.99 mm
(5.51 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU, Asia, China
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) with HTC Sense
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 203 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% 60.28% 62.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1650 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 625 h (3G) Up to 646 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (3G) Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)