Huawei Mate S vs. HTC Desire 530

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and HTC Desire 530. 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

Huawei Mate S vs. HTC Desire 530 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 146.9 mm Huawei Mate S has greater height than HTC Desire 530.
Width 75.3 mm 70.9 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than HTC Desire 530.
Depth 7.2 mm 8.33 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 140 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Graphite remix | Graphite grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 0.375 W/kg
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" Huawei Mate S has larger screen size than HTC Desire 530.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate S has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 294 ppi Huawei Mate S has better pixel density than HTC Desire 530.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
Processor Number - MSM8909
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 1.1 GHz Huawei Mate S has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei Mate S has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 304
MEMORY Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB Huawei Mate S has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Huawei Mate S has more internal memory than HTC Desire 530.
User Memory - 9.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei Mate S has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.4 Huawei Mate S has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate S has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm 34 mm
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 530 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate S has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.8 Huawei Mate S has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free Focus free
Min Focal Length (Front) - 34 mm
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 2200 mAh Huawei Mate S has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 530.
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
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-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 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 40 Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency 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, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth Profiles - A2DP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, motion sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode
OTHERS Huawei Mate S HTC Desire 530
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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