HTC Desire 530 vs. Nothing Phone (2)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of HTC Desire 530 and Nothing Phone (2). With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 530 vs. Nothing Phone (2) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.9 mm 162.1 mm Nothing Phone (2) has greater height than HTC Desire 530.
Width 70.9 mm 76.4 mm Nothing Phone (2) has greater width than HTC Desire 530.
Depth 8.33 mm 8.6 mm HTC Desire 530 is narrower than HTC Desire 530.
Weight 140 g 201.2 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than HTC Desire 530.
Body Colour Graphite remix | Graphite grey Dark grey | White
Body Material - 100% recycled aluminium, 80% recycled plastic
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Nothing Phone (2) is waterproof.
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value 0.375 W/kg -
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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.7" Nothing Phone (2) has larger screen size than HTC Desire 530.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels Nothing Phone (2) has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 294 ppi 394 ppi Nothing Phone (2) has better pixel density than HTC Desire 530.
Max Brightness - 1600 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Nothing Phone (2) has better colour depth than HTC Desire 530.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Nothing Phone (2) has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features - Haptic touch, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Processor Number MSM8909 -
Clock Speed 1.1 GHz 3 GHz Nothing Phone (2) has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Nothing Phone (2) has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 304 Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
RAM 1.5 GB 12 GB Nothing Phone (2) has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 256 GB Nothing Phone (2) 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 Nothing Phone (2)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (2) has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX890 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.4 F/1.88 Nothing Phone (2) has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Nothing Phone (2) has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 34 mm 24 mm
Special Effects HDR HDR, Live Filters
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, night mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Documents, Motion Photo, Macro mode, Action Cam mode, Super Res Zoom, Motion capture, Panorama night mode, Time Lapse (4K)
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 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) HDR10+ at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - AI scene detection, HEIF image capture, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation, Advanced HDR
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung JN1
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Special Effects (2nd Camera) - HDR
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Nothing Phone (2) has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.74"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony IMX615 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.45 Nothing Phone (2) 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) Night mode, portrait mode, Motion Photo
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie Advanced HDR
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2200 mAh 4700 mAh Nothing Phone (2) has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 530.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nothing Phone (2) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 55 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Nothing Phone (2) can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Reverse wireless charging
Standby Time 696 hours -
Talk Time 840 minutes -
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
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nothing Phone (2) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Nothing OS 2.0
User Interface HTC Sense -
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n40, n25, n12, n30
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, SDL DL 1500+, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12, FDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, motion sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, sensor core
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode MIMO technology, Three microphones, 4 years of Security Updates, dual stereo speakers, 3 years of OS updates, 5W reverse wireless charging
OTHERS HTC Desire 530 Nothing Phone (2)
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, screen protector (pre-applied), USB-C to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP54, SGS Low Blue Light Certification
Carbon Footprint - 53.45 kg carbon emissions
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