| Local Name | Desire 500 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2013, August |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, September |
| Dimensions | 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm, 87.3 cc (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | 123 g (4.34 oz) |
| SIM | Optional Dual SIM (Micro-SIM) |
| Display Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.3 inches (~59.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels (~217 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes | HTC Sense UI 5.0 |
| OS | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon 200 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 |
| GPU | Adreno 203 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| Internal Memory | 4 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | 1/3.2'' sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face/smile detection |
| Video | 720p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | 1.6 MP |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Beats Audio |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, apt-X |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| USB | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player, Document viewer, Photo viewer/editor, Voice memo/dial/commands |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 435 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 12 h 6 min (3G) |
| Colors | Black, Silver |
| SAR US | 0.50 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body) |
