HTC Desire 530 vs. LG G8s ThinQ

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC Desire 530 and LG G8s ThinQ. 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 530 vs. LG G8s ThinQ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.9 mm 155.3 mm LG G8s ThinQ has greater height than HTC Desire 530.
Width 70.9 mm 76.6 mm LG G8s ThinQ has greater width than HTC Desire 530.
Depth 8.33 mm 7.99 mm LG G8s ThinQ is narrower than HTC Desire 530.
Weight 140 g 181 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than HTC Desire 530.
Body Colour Graphite remix | Graphite grey Mirror black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.375 W/kg 0.482 W/kg (head), 1.587 W/kg (body)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.21" LG G8s ThinQ has larger screen size than HTC Desire 530.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2248 x 1080 pixels LG G8s ThinQ has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 294 ppi 401 ppi LG G8s ThinQ has better pixel density than HTC Desire 530.
Aspect Ratio - 18.7:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes LG G8s ThinQ has HDR.
Display Features - Always-on display, FullVision display, Comfort View, Palm Rejection
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Processor Number MSM8909 -
Clock Speed 1.1 GHz 2.84 GHz LG G8s ThinQ has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core LG G8s ThinQ has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
64-bit Architecture - Yes LG G8s ThinQ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 304 -
MEMORY HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
RAM 1.5 GB 6 GB LG G8s ThinQ has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB LG G8s ThinQ 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 2 TB
CAMERA HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel LG G8s ThinQ has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.4 F/1.8 LG G8s ThinQ has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Field of View (FoV) - 78 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 34 mm -
Special Effects HDR Portrait, HDR, Film effect, Cine Effect, Studio, Cine Shot
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, manual mode, Auto mode, Food mode, 360 Panorama mode, Cine Video Mode, AR Emoji, Flash Jump-Cut, Night view
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 530 has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Live Photo, Spotlight, Optical Image Stabiliser plus (OIS+), Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Steady Record 2.0, Wind Noise Filter, Point zoom, AR sticker, HDR10 video recording, AI Composition, My Avatar
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 136 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.6
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 48 degree(s)
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1 μm
Optical Zoom - 2x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel LG G8s ThinQ has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/1.9 LG G8s ThinQ has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Field of View (Front) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) 34 mm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR Portrait, HDR, Beauty Shot, Film effect, Cine Shot, Makeup PRO
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Gesture Shot, Gesture Interval Shot, Auto Shot, AR Emoji, Flash Jump-Cut, Story Shot
Light Source (Front) - Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie Gesture View, AR sticker, My Avatar, Z Camera, Dual Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 0.03 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/1.4
Field of View (2nd Front) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Front) - 14 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - TOF camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2200 mAh 3550 mAh LG G8s ThinQ has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 530.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 LG G8s ThinQ has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes LG G8s ThinQ can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 696 hours 150 hours HTC Desire 530 has longer standby time than LG G8s ThinQ.
Talk Time 840 minutes 600 minutes HTC Desire 530 has longer battery life when making calls than LG G8s ThinQ.
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 600 min
Standby: up to 150 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
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 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-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 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 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 LG G8s ThinQ
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A WMA, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound DTS: X 3D Surround Sound
FEATURES HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
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, barometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader, hand vein recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode Android Beam, Wi-Fi Miracast, HD Voice, Multi Window, QuickMemo+ function, Mini View function, Smart Cleaning, MirrorLink support, 32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC, HD audio recorder, Hi-Fi Audio Recorder, LG Health, Shortcut Keys, Battery Saver, Knock Code, Capture+, Heat Pipe, Floating Bar, Google Lens, Google Assistant Key, Google Smart Lock, Emotional Haptic function, RAM (Receiver as Mic) function, AI Cam, Air Motion
OTHERS HTC Desire 530 LG G8s ThinQ
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - MIL-STD 810G, IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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