Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 500 vs HTC One mini 2 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Sony
Announced July 2013 May 2014 August 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver Amber Gold Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
137.4 x 65 x 10.6 mm
(5.41 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% 62.64% 63.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2110 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 556 h (3G) Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 10 min (3G) Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)