HTC Desire 530 vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 530 and Honor 8X. 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. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.9 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than HTC Desire 530.
Width 70.9 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than HTC Desire 530.
Depth 8.33 mm 7.8 mm Honor 8X is narrower than HTC Desire 530.
Weight 140 g 175 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than HTC Desire 530.
Body Colour Graphite remix | Graphite grey Red | Blue | Black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.375 W/kg 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
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 Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than HTC Desire 530.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 294 ppi 397 ppi Honor 8X has better pixel density than HTC Desire 530.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - FullView Display
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Processor Number MSM8909 -
Clock Speed 1.1 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor 8X has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor 8X has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 304 -
MEMORY HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
RAM 1.5 GB 4 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 8X 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 256 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.4 F/1.8 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 34 mm -
Special Effects HDR Portrait
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 530 has face detection.
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.0 Honor 8X has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Min Focal Length (Front) 34 mm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2200 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 530.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time 696 hours 697 hours Honor 8X has longer standby time than HTC Desire 530.
Talk Time 840 minutes 1260 minutes Honor 8X 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 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
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 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 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 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
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 Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A -
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
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, gravity sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode Face Unlock
OTHERS HTC Desire 530 Honor 8X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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