HTC Desire 10 lifestyle vs. Huawei Nova 2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC Desire 10 lifestyle and Huawei Nova 2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 10 lifestyle vs. Huawei Nova 2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 142.2 mm HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has greater height than Huawei Nova 2.
Width 76.9 mm 68.9 mm HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has greater width than Huawei Nova 2.
Depth 7.7 mm 6.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 is narrower than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Weight 155 g 143 g Huawei Nova 2 is lighter than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Body Colour Stone black | Polar white Aurora blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has larger screen size than Huawei Nova 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei Nova 2 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Display Format HD Full HD
Pixel Density 267 ppi 443 ppi Huawei Nova 2 has better pixel density than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Display colour personalisation 2.5D Glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Hisilicon Kirin 659
Clock Speed 1.6 GHz 2.36 GHz Huawei Nova 2 has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Huawei Nova 2 has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Nova 2 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei Nova 2 has more RAM than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Huawei Nova 2 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
User Memory 24.6 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has better camera resolution than Huawei Nova 2.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei Nova 2 has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei Nova 2 has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) 33.7 mm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR, face retouch, Live make-up -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 2950 mAh Huawei Nova 2 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Standby Time 672 hours -
Talk Time 1440 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby (3G): up to 672 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 7 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 8 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Intelligent Assistant Google Now -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HTC Transfer, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio, HTC Connect -
OTHERS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle Huawei Nova 2
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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