HTC has officially launched a mid-range smartphone called the HTC Desire 500 for Rs 21,490 in India. The device is available on online ecommerce stores snapdeal and flipkart as well as across retail stores in India.

Specifications of HTC Desire 500 :

• A 4.3-inch WVGA display with 400 x 800 pixels resolution. 
• It has a quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM. 
• The handset runs on Android 4.2 and comes with integrated Sense 5.0 UI. 
• The smartphone comes with BlinkFeed that gives the user access to newsfeeds from over 10,000 news feeds per day.
• It has 4GB of internal memory, expandable via MicroSD card up to 64GB.
• The smartphone features an 8MP rear camera with an LED flash and a 1.6MP front camera with a BSI sensor. 
• The Desire 500 is capable of 720p video recording. 
• It comes with Beats Audio system and 
• An 1800mAh battery. 
• The smartphone offers dual-SIM, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS with A-GPS connectivity. 
• It has inbuilt Accelerometer, Proximity sensor and Ambient light sensor. 

The Desire 500 is available in Black and Silver colors.