Sony Xperia XA vs HTC Desire 530 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XA

Sony Xperia XA

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HTC Desire 530

HTC Desire 530

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Sony Xperia XA or HTC Desire 530 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XA HTC Desire 530
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Release date 2016, February 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.63 in 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.79 in
Weight 137.4 g | 4.85 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold Black, White
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 603 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 55 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.8% 66.2%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', AF 5 MP, f/2.8
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T860MP2 Adreno 304
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 155
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 624
GeekBench 4 Single Core 760 388
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2825 978
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2020 658

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - F3111, F3115 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F3113
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - F3111 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - F3113 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F3115
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, hotspot - USA version
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependant)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Pump Express+ 2.0)
Versions
- Versions: F3111 (Europe); F3113 (USA); F3115 (Asia, Global)

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