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HTC Desire 500 with 4.3 inch WVGA display listed online in India

HTC Desire 500 with 4.3-inch WVGA display listed online in India 4b6461

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 26 February 2014 18:11 IST

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HTC Desire 500 is now available for 'pre-order' via Snapdeal, for a booking amount of Rs. 999. The remaining payment is due after the device is released in India. The ecommerce site also notes that the device will be released in the first week of October. The HTC Desire 500 has also been listed on Flipkart with a coming soon tag.

It's worth pointing out that the Taiwanese handset maker has not listed the device on its official India website, yet. The company unveiled the HTC Desire 500 in Taiwan back in July. q1r3s

The HTC Desire 500 is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. The phone measures 131.8x66.9x9.9mm and weighs 123 grams. It features a 4.3-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) display. There is 4GB inbuilt storage that can be further expandable up to 64GB with the help of microSD card. An 8-megapixel rear camera can be found at the back accompanied by an LED flash and a 1.6-megapixel front camera. The device can record videos at 720p and also features Beats Audio.

The Desire 500 comes with a 1,800mAh battery that the company claims will deliver up to 17.8 hours of talk time and 401 hours of standby time. The HTC Desire 500 runs on Android 4.1 with Sense 4 on top, bringing such features like BlinkFeed. However, the HTC Desire 500 does not include BoomSound, a part of HTC One series.

HTC has been aggressively launching smartphones all around the globe, which include devices under its One and Desire series. Following the strategy, the company is also expected to release the HTC Onein India soon.

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HTC Desire 500 key specifications

4.3-inch WVGA display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels
1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon200 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
4GB internal storage, expandable up to 64GB by microSD card
8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
1.6-megapixel front facing camera
1800mAh battery

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REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Decent build quality
Dual-SIM with dual-standby

Bad
Low-resolution screen
Underwhelming performance

Read detailed HTC Desire 500 review

Display 4.30-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 200

Front Camera 1.6-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 4GB

Battery Capacity 1800mAh

OS Android 4.1

Resolution 480x800 pixels

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