Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 500 vs Lenovo P780 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo A250

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Lenovo Micromax
Announced July 2013 June 2013 October 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black Midnight Black, Pristine 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)
143 x 73 x 10 mm
(5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
128.3 x 71 x 8.6 mm
(5.05 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Gestures, Blow to Unlock, ifloat

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% 65.90% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 4000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 840 h Up to 105 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 7 h