Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 500 vs Sony Xperia E4 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Samsung
Announced July 2013 February 2015 February 2016
Status Available - September 2013 Available - March 2015 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 123 g (4.34 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 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2104
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2105
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Adreno 203 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% 67.61% 57.12%
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
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP
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 Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)
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