GADGET GIZMO REVIEW HTC Desire 500
Rs.21,290/
Android users are spoilt for choice
at every price point now. Which is why every manufacturer of Android phones
needs to take a very close look at what the competition is offering and at what
price. Desire is the name HTC gives to its mid-range offerings and this phone,
the Desire 500, looks decidedly mid-range too.
It has a glossy plastic shell (in white or black) with the screen taking up most of the front. It has HTC’s Sense interface which most people are comfortable with. It also includes BlinkFeed, HTC’s Flipboard-like addition to the home screen which pulls information/news from various sources. We feel that at this kind of price, it’s not about out-and-out performance but more about usability and features. For starters, the HTC is a nice size to hold. It has more than adequate performance on tap and the interface never feels laggy. The cameras take good quality photos and the battery life is decent too (about a day). We wish that it included 1080p video recording (it only does 720p from either camera), better quality materials (instead of the smudgefriendly gloss) and more internal storage (only 1GB is available to the user out of the box).
While the Desire 500 does nothing wrong, it doesn’t excel in any area either. Would you really want to spend that much and get a ‘small’ 4.3-inch screen? Get Lenovo’s dual SIM P780; 5-inch 720p screen, 1.2Ghz quad core processor and way better battery life for 18,000. If you could spend about 25,000, Lenovo’s K900 (quad core, unibody, 5.5-inch full HD screen) is a steal. And finally, LG’s new G Pro Lite Dual ( 22,000) also whips the Desire 500 in terms of overall features.
It has a glossy plastic shell (in white or black) with the screen taking up most of the front. It has HTC’s Sense interface which most people are comfortable with. It also includes BlinkFeed, HTC’s Flipboard-like addition to the home screen which pulls information/news from various sources. We feel that at this kind of price, it’s not about out-and-out performance but more about usability and features. For starters, the HTC is a nice size to hold. It has more than adequate performance on tap and the interface never feels laggy. The cameras take good quality photos and the battery life is decent too (about a day). We wish that it included 1080p video recording (it only does 720p from either camera), better quality materials (instead of the smudgefriendly gloss) and more internal storage (only 1GB is available to the user out of the box).
While the Desire 500 does nothing wrong, it doesn’t excel in any area either. Would you really want to spend that much and get a ‘small’ 4.3-inch screen? Get Lenovo’s dual SIM P780; 5-inch 720p screen, 1.2Ghz quad core processor and way better battery life for 18,000. If you could spend about 25,000, Lenovo’s K900 (quad core, unibody, 5.5-inch full HD screen) is a steal. And finally, LG’s new G Pro Lite Dual ( 22,000) also whips the Desire 500 in terms of overall features.
SPECIFICATIONS
1.5Ghz quad core, 1GB RAM, 4GB + microSD, 4.3-inch (800 x
480 pixels) LCD, 8MP rear + 1.6MP front cam, Android 4.1, 1,800mAh battery, 123
grams
Good performance for a mid-range dual SIM Android, smart design
Glossy back panel, no 1080p video recording, low resolution display, too expensive
Good performance for a mid-range dual SIM Android, smart design
Glossy back panel, no 1080p video recording, low resolution display, too expensive
ALSO SEE Lenovo P780
1.2Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB + microSD, 5-inch (1280 x 720) IPS, 8MP rear + 1.2MP front cam, Android 4.2, 4,000mAh, 176 grams
18,000
1.2Ghz quad core processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB + microSD, 5-inch (1280 x 720) IPS, 8MP rear + 1.2MP front cam, Android 4.2, 4,000mAh, 176 grams
18,000
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RAJ BHAGAT ET131111
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