HTC Desire 530 vs HTC Desire C Comparison and Differences
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HTC Desire 530
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HTC Desire 530 or HTC Desire C Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | HTC Desire 530 | HTC Desire C | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, February | 2012, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.79 in | 107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm | 4.22 x 4.22 x 2.39 in | |
| Weight | 140 g | 4.94 oz | 100 g | 3.53 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White | Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red | |
| Battery | 2200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 1230 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 170 EUR | 120 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super LCD | ||
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5" in | 3.5" in | |
| Screen area | 68.9 cm2 | 36.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 3:2 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 66.2% | 56.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1280 px | 320 x 480 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 294 PPI | 165 PPI | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 8 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -8 MP, AF, f/2.4 | -5 MP | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 720p@30fps | Yes | |
| Front camera, selfie | 5 MP, Single | 0 MP, | |
| Specifications | 5 MP, f/2.8 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 4 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1 | |
| CPU | - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 | - 600 MHz Cortex-A5 | |
| GPU | Adreno 304 | Adreno 200 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 4 GB, 512 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 388 | 139 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 978 | 141 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 658 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700) - USA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, hotspot - USA version | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes (market dependant) | Optional | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP | 3.0, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Beats Audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Accelerometer, proximity | - Accelerometer, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input |
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