• 4.3" (800x480) TFT LCD
  • 1GB
    MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play SoC
    4GB Storage
  • 8-MP 1 Rear Camera
  • 1800 mAh
  • 5.3" (2560x1440) IPS LCD
  • 4GB
    Snapdragon 820 SoC
    32GB Storage
  • 16-MP, f/1.8, OIS 1 Rear Camera
  • 2800 mAh

Specifications Highlights
Product NameDesire 500G5
ProductDesire 500 (Launched 2013-08-01)LG G5 (Launched 2016-02-01)
Display4.3" 800x480 TFT LCD 5.3" 2560x1440 IPS LCD
Rear Camera(s)
  • 8-MP (Primary)
  • 16-MP f/1.8 (Primary) +OIS
Selfie Camera(s)
  • 1.6-MP
  • 8-MP
Computing
  • MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play SoC
  • 1GB RAM
  • 4GB Storage
  • MicroSD (64GB max.)
  • Snapdragon 820 SoC
  • 4GB RAM
  • 32GB Storage
  • MicroSD (200GB max.)
Battery1800 mAh2800 mAh
DesignIP Rating, 123g (4.3oz), 131.8x66.9x9.9 mm (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches)IP Rating, 159g (5.6oz), 149.4x73.9x7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches)
Price (Market)$545
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Display
Product NameDesire 500G5
TypeTFT LCDIPS LCD
Diagonal (inches)4.3"5.3"
Display/Body Ratio59.7%70.1%
Resolution800x4802560x1440
Sharpness (PPI)217 PPI554 PPI
Display Glass TypeGorilla Glass 4
Features
  • Multitouch
  • Multitouch
Color Depth24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)
Primary Camera
Product NameDesire 500G5
Megapixel8-MP16-MP
Aperturef/1.8
Sensor SizeSmallSmall
Hardware Features
  • Flash
  • OIS
  • Flash
  • HDR Photo
  • HDR Video
Video Resolutions
  • 720p/30fps
  • 720p/30fps
  • 1080p/30fps
  • 2160p/30fps
Battery
Product NameDesire 500G5
Battery TypeLi-IonLi-Ion
Battery Capacity (mAh)1800 mAh2800 mAh
Battery Features
  • Fast Charge
  • Removable
Talk Time12 hours
Computing
Product NameDesire 500G5
Processor BrandQualcommQualcomm
Processor NameMSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 PlaySnapdragon 820
Processor ModelMSM8996
Processor # Cores44
Main Processor Frequency (GHz)1.2 GHz2.5 GHz
RAM Options1GB4GB
Internal Storage Options4GB32GB
Memory Card TypeMicroSDMicroSD
Mem. Card Max. Size64GB200GB
Operating System + VersionAndroid 4.1.2Android 6.0
Communications
Product NameDesire 500G5
LTE Category (Download)LTE CAT9 452 Mbps
Modem Features
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • LTE
WiFi Speed
  • b
  • g
  • n
  • a
  • b
  • g
  • n
  • ac
WiFi Features
  • Hotspot
  • Hotspot
  • Dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
Bluetooth VersionBluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Features
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • BT LE
NFC Features
  • NFC Supported
Connector TypeMicro USBUSB Type C
Connector Features
  • USB OTG
  • USB OTG
SAR US Head0.5 W/Kg
SAR US Body0.72 W/Kg
SAR EU Head0.52 W/Kg
SAR EU Body1.24 W/Kg
Sim Card 0
Product NameDesire 500G5
NameSIM0SIM0
SIM TypeMicro SIMNano SIM
Multimedia
Product NameDesire 500G5
Multimedia Features
  • DLNA
  • DLNA
  • IR
Audio Alerts
  • VIBRATION
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • VIBRATION
  • MP3
  • WAV
Audio Features
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Port
  • Phone Noise Cancellation
  • FM Radio
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Port
  • Phone Noise Cancellation
  • FM Radio
Audio Formats
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • FLAC
  • WMA
Video Formats
  • MP4
  • DIVX
  • XVID
  • WMV
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • XVID
  • WMV
  • H.264
Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • Proximity
  • Accelerometer
  • Barometer
  • Compass
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Gyroscope
  • Proximity

HTC Desire 500 vs. LG G5 Specs & Speed Benchmarks

Antutu

Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy S3LG G5012500250003750050000625007500087500100000112500125000137500

3DMark Slingshot 3.1

Higher is better
LG G521002125215021752200222522502275230023252350237524002425245024752500

GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 (Offscr.)

Higher is better
BLU Studio TouchLG G502.557.51012.51517.52022.52527.530

GFXBench T-Rex (Offscr.)

Higher is better
HTC Desire 500BLU Studio TouchSamsung Galaxy S3LG G505101520253035404550556065707580

Battery Capacity (mAh)

Higher is better
HTC Desire 500Samsung Galaxy S3BLU Studio TouchLG G5150016251750187520002125225023752500262527502875

Battery Charge Speed (mAh/mn)

Higher is better
LG G545.54646.54747.54848.54949.55050.55151.55252.55353.554