Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 500 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual vs HTC Desire 516

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony HTC
Announced July 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple 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)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% 64.21% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 Direct, DLNA, 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, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2300 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (3G)