HTC Desire 500 is the new smartphone from mid-low range of the house Taiwanese, especially interesting because it offers good performance and all the HTC Sense software at an affordable price.
Video Review
Unboxing
Into The package that came to us is that of HTC dedicated to the sample, so aesthetically different from that of sale, but the content will be the same: find the earphones headphones white with crushed cable, a power supply 5 Volt and the classic MicroUSB-USB cable.
Hardware
Into The hardware of the HTC Desire 500 includes a processor quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 with Cortex A7 and 1.2 GHz clock frequency, 1 GB of RAM, 4 GB of internal memory expandable with MicroSD and an Adreno 203 GPU.
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Into The smartphone is unfortunately not LTE but the data rate reaches up to 7.2 Mbit / s while the display is 4.3 inches with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The battery is 1800 mAh
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Processor | 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 |
class=”c11″ GPU | Adreno 203 |
class=”c11″ RAM | 1 GB |
class=”c11″ Internal Memory | 4 GB |
class=”c11″ Memory Upgrade | Yes, MicroSD up to 64 GB |
class=”c11″> Display | class=”c12″ IPS LCD 4.3 “to 16.7 Million colors |
class=”c11″ Resolution and PPI | 480 x 800 pixels 217 ppi |
class=”c11″ Front Camera | 1.6 MP |
class=”c11″ Rear camera | 8 MP, video up to 720p |
class=”c11″ Wi-Fi | b / g / n |
class=”c11″ 3G | HSDPA |
class=”c11″ 4G LTE | No |
class=”c11″ Bluetooth | 4.0 |
class=”c11″ Infrared | No |
class=”c11″ NFC | No |
class=”c11″ GPS | A-GPS |
class=”c11″ Sensors | - class=”c13″> Accelerometer
- class=”c13″> Proximity Sensor
- class=”c13″> Light Sensor
- class=”c13″> Gyroscope
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class=”c11″ Battery | 1800 mAh |
class=”c11″ Materials | Polycarbonate |
class=”c11″ Dimensions | 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm |
class=”c11″ Weight | 123 grams |
class=”c11″ Availability | International |
class=”c11″ Operating System | Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean |
class=”c11″ Launch Date | August 2013 |
class=”c11″ Colours | White |
class=”c11″ Price (about) | 249 € |
class=”c11″ or Features Additional Features | Sense 5 |
Into The Design is very cute, especially thanks to a red frame that wraps around the device, the color is then taken up by the beats audio logo behind the structure, with company logo and the sole aluminum part that encloses the camera’s sensor and the FlashLED. For the rest, the device is fully polished polycarbonate, with the back cover that wraps around the entire device, so as to make it look monocoque, surely the strength with which it was built this device is remarkable.
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Into Doing a quick tour physical , on the top we find the 3.5mm jack and the power button on / standby / off, volume rocker on the right embedded in the Metallic frame, below the MicroUSB port and the main microphone, while on the left we have no door or physical key.
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Into the rear instead we have the ‘ speaker at the bottom obtained through the holes in the body, the camera with the FlashLED up and the HTC logo. The size of the device allow you to use it fairly easily with one hand, the weight is therefore not by any discomfort in the pockets of his jeans.
Display
Into The Display is one of the best aspects of this device mainly because of resolution of 800 x 480 pixels , with a resolution of 217 ppi . The characters while browsing the web are not visible if you do not carry out operations zoom adequate, but the rendered image is good and above all colors are reproduced very closely. The blacks are good considering we’re talking about an IPS, while the benches as well as the brightness of the LCD is great, it allows you to have a good visibility under direct sunlight.
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Camera
Into The camera back is 8 MP and unlike HTC One and One Mini is not equipped with technology Ultrapixel. Still pictures are taken in a discrete manner with colors and contours of objects always a bit ‘too mixed, so even if the definition of the image can be promoted with flying colors, the same can not be said for what concerns the actual playback the framed objects. The videos are shot only to 720p , and in HD quality, even in this case we have not made a perfect record as they often suffer from some lag, but the overall quality is quite acceptable.
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Into The camera front is 1.6 MP and is useful for making video calls or take self-portraits without being pretentious.
Into The Software of the camera is very similar to that found on HTC One, we can even say that is exactly the same except for what concerns the functionality Zoe does not exist on this device. Consequently, we can take photos and shoot videos on the same screen, apply effects in real time, activate the digital image stabilizer and adjust all the classic settings such as exposure, contrast, etc..
We invite you to take a look at our sample we took and the video test at 720p posted on our YouTube channel to get an idea of ??the quality of the multimedia device.
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Audio
Into L ‘ speaker is located in the back, at the bottom center. As for hands-free calling volume and the power of the speaker is good, in fact, the device has passed with flying colors our classic call test in the car with handsfree is active. If we talk about music playback audio will miss too much bass, though the volume is at a level high enough, also because the technology beats audio can only be activated by inserting headphones, with which we will have a much higher quality.
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Battery
Into The battery is 1800 mAh . We always used as the device in a very intense way, with many messages in chat (Whats App, Viber, Facebook, etc.), web browsing, a few minutes and call the game: the phone’s battery completely true the 19, without using any option for energy saving, with which we are sure will be able to easily run over night.
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Software
Into The Software is version 4.1.1 Android Jelly Bean coupled with the HTC Sense 5. It’s definitely a plus to have all the features of this interface on a device to medium-low. This obviously the content aggregator known as BlinkFeed, exactly as we have seen on HTC One. Some shortcomings of the Sense based on 4.1.1 but they are definitely the lack of quick toggle in the center of notifications and the inability to display the percentage of the battery.
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Fluidity
Into The fluidity navigation within the UI is good in most cases. The device does not suffer from lag if he has no special operations, as we begin to see slowdowns also quite evident when we sail in the home for example, when we download an application or send a file via Bluetooth.
Applications
Into In general, the software is very similar to that found on HTC One, and then we will find for example the Auto mode really useful and developed efficiently, the application “Notes” where we can also synchronize our texts of Evernote, the weather , the Flash Player pre-installed, an application that allows us to transfer backup even from Android smartphone and much more.
Gaming
Into The GPU present on the HTC Desire is the Adreno 500 2013 and we were definitely surprised positively. We tested instead of the usual Real Racing 3, the new Asphalt 8 which puts more stress on the processor whip. Obviously, from the point of view of graphics this title does not make it like on a HTC One or a Galaxy S4, due to the resolution decisamene minor, but the fluidity is really very good, suffers from some slowdown only under certain conditions and particularly confusing with many polygons, but for most of the time we will be able to play without any problem.
Browser
Into The Browser HTC is as always very efficient. This time, however, with very heavy websites we have some small problem, some lag that does not affect browsing but worthy of being reported. Surfing the Web sites without excessive features and content to be rendered, the navigation is fluid and smooth without suffering from jamming details.
In conclusion
HTC Desire 500 is certainly a device to keep in mind if you love the experience offered by HTC Sense but you want to avoid spending a blunder for a smartphone. Certainly there are plenty of customization options and all the software package Taiwanese company, with performance and all in all a good price.
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Into The launch price of the device is 249 € , but can currently be purchased on the 220/230 euro for some online store, very interesting price if you want a good device, to some extent, but at the same time immersed in the user experience of HTC.
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Ergonomics | 8 |
class=”c11″ Hardware | 6.5 |
class=”c11″ Materials | 6.5 |
class=”c11″ Display | 6.5 |
class=”c11″ Camera | 7 |
class=”c11″ Audio | 7 |
class=”c11″ Battery | 7 |
class=”c11″ Software | 8.5 |
class=”c11″ Modding | 0 |
class=”c11″ User Experience | 7 |
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