HTC Desire C vs Nokia Asha 500
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| PHONES | ||
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| Phone Names | HTC Desire C | Nokia Asha 500 |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | - |
| EDGE | - | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| GPRS | - | Up to 42.8 kbps |
| Speed | HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps | - |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA | GSM |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2012, May. Released 2012, June | 2013, October. Released 2013, December |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Body | ||
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| Dimensions | 107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm (4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in) | 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm, 70.9 cc (3.95 x 2.29 x 0.50 in) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Weight | 100 g (3.53 oz) | 101 g (3.56 oz) |
| Display | ||
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| Resolution | 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density) | 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density) |
| Size | 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~56.1% screen-to-body ratio) | 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~41.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT, 256K colors |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | 600 MHz Cortex-A5 | - |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1 | - |
| GPU | Adreno 200 | - |
| OS | Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 4 | Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1, upgradable to 1.4 |
| Memory | ||
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| Card slot | microSDHC (dedicated slot) | microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included |
| Internal | 4GB 512MB RAM | 64MB RAM |
| Main Camera | ||
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| Single | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Video | Yes | 320p@13fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
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| No | No | |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes |
| 35mm jack | Yes | Yes |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| Beats Audio | - | |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 3.0, A2DP | 3.0, A2DP |
| NFC | Optional | No |
| Positioning | GPS, A-GPS | No |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | Stereo FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity | Accelerometer, proximity |
| DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Organizer Document viewer/editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input | SNS apps MP4/H.263 player MP3/WAV/AAC player Photo editor Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input | |
| Battery | ||
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| Music play | - | Up to 46 h |
| Stand-by | - | Up to 840 h |
| Talk time | - | Up to 14 h |
| Type | Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery | Li-Ion 1200 mAh, removable (BL-4U) |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red | Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black |
| Price | About 120 EUR | About 60 EUR |
| SAR | 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body) | 1.47 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | - | 1.28 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body) |
| Tests | ||
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| Audio quality | Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -84.5dB | - |
| Camera | Photo | - |
| Display | Contrast ratio: 723 (nominal) / 1.300:1 (sunlight) | - |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 64dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 72dB | - |
| OUR TESTS | ||
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| Audio quality | Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -84.5dB | - |
| Camera | Photo | - |
| Display | Contrast ratio: 723 (nominal) / 1.300:1 (sunlight) | - |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 64dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 72dB | - |