HTC Desire 530 vs. Fairphone 3+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 530 and Fairphone 3+. 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. Fairphone 3+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.9 mm 158 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater height than HTC Desire 530.
Width 70.9 mm 71.8 mm Fairphone 3+ has greater width than HTC Desire 530.
Depth 8.33 mm 9.83 mm HTC Desire 530 is narrower than HTC Desire 530.
Weight 140 g 189 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than HTC Desire 530.
Body Colour Graphite remix | Graphite grey Black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.375 W/kg 1.405 W/kg (body), 0.411 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.65" Fairphone 3+ has larger screen size than HTC Desire 530.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Fairphone 3+ has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 294 ppi 427 ppi Fairphone 3+ has better pixel density than HTC Desire 530.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
Processor Number MSM8909 -
Clock Speed 1.1 GHz 1.8 GHz Fairphone 3+ has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Fairphone 3+ has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Fairphone 3+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 304 Qualcomm ADRENO 506
MEMORY HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
RAM 1.5 GB 4 GB Fairphone 3+ has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Fairphone 3+ 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 microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 400 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Samsung S5KGM1SP03-FGX9
Lens Aperture F/2.4 F/1.79 Fairphone 3+ has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 34 mm -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects HDR HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 530 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 12MP output using quad pixel technology, digital image stabilisation
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Fairphone 3+ has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.0 Fairphone 3+ has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Min Focal Length (Front) 34 mm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2200 mAh 3040 mAh Fairphone 3+ has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 530.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 3.5 hour(s)
Standby Time 696 hours 300 hours HTC Desire 530 has longer standby time than Fairphone 3+.
Talk Time 840 minutes 1200 minutes Fairphone 3+ has longer battery life when making calls than HTC Desire 530.
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 1200 min
Standby: up to 300 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
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 10
User Interface HTC Sense -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi
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 13, Band 20, Band 26
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 700c, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
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 Fairphone 3+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A AAC, AIFF, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), WMA v10, WMA v9, WMA Lossless 9, WMA 10 Pro, ALAC, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 VC-1, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP8, VP9
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
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, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS HTC Desire 530 Fairphone 3+
Included Accessories Power adapter Mini screwdriver
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