HTC Desire 530 vs. Apple iPhone 8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 530 and Apple iPhone 8. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 530 vs. Apple iPhone 8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A1905
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.9 mm 138.4 mm HTC Desire 530 has greater height than Apple iPhone 8.
Width 70.9 mm 67.3 mm HTC Desire 530 has greater width than Apple iPhone 8.
Depth 8.33 mm 7.3 mm Apple iPhone 8 is narrower than HTC Desire 530.
Weight 140 g 148 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than HTC Desire 530.
Body Colour Graphite remix | Graphite grey Matte red | Gold | Silver | Space grey | Red
Body Material - Glass, oleophobic coating, aerospace-grade 7000 Series aluminium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 8 is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP67
Repairability Index - 6.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.375 W/kg 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.17 W/kg (body)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD Retina HD display with IPS technology
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 4.7" HTC Desire 530 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1334 x 750 pixels Apple iPhone 8 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 294 ppi 326 ppi Apple iPhone 8 has better pixel density than HTC Desire 530.
Max Brightness - 625 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1400:1
HDR - Yes Apple iPhone 8 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Features - Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), True Tone display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Apple A11 Bionic - with M11 motion
Processor Number MSM8909 -
Clock Speed 1.1 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core -
64-bit Architecture - Yes Apple iPhone 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 304 -
MEMORY HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
RAM 1.5 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Apple iPhone 8 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 530.
User Memory 9.8 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Apple iPhone 8 has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type BSI BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.4 F/1.8 Apple iPhone 8 has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Apple iPhone 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 34 mm -
Digital Zoom - 5x
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, tap to focus, Live Photos, Live Photos with stabilisation
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Body and face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light True Tone quad LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 7 Megapixel Apple iPhone 8 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.2 Apple iPhone 8 has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Min Focal Length (Front) 34 mm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Burst mode, Timer mode, Live Photos
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Body and face detection Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2200 mAh -
Wireless Charging - Yes Apple iPhone 8 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 696 hours -
Talk Time 840 minutes 840 minutes Both phones have the same battery life when making calls.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 840 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 696 hrs
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 84 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 9 hrs
Talk: up to 840 min
Active online usage: up to 12 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 40 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
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) iOS 11
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, motion sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, HomeKit, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, Neural Engine
OTHERS HTC Desire 530 Apple iPhone 8
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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