Huawei Nova vs. HTC Desire 10 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Nova and HTC Desire 10 Pro. 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 Nova vs. HTC Desire 10 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 141.2 mm 156.5 mm HTC Desire 10 Pro has greater height than Huawei Nova.
Width 69.1 mm 76 mm HTC Desire 10 Pro has greater width than Huawei Nova.
Depth 7.1 mm 7.86 mm Huawei Nova is narrower than Huawei Nova.
Weight 146 g 165 g Huawei Nova is lighter than Huawei Nova.
Body Colour Prestige gold | Mystic silver | Titanium grey Polar white
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.94 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.5" HTC Desire 10 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Nova.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 443 ppi 400 ppi Huawei Nova has better pixel density than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D Glass Display colour personalisation
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm MediaTek Helio P10
Processor Number MSM8953 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Nova has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
RAM 3 GB 4 GB HTC Desire 10 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Nova.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC Desire 10 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Nova.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel HTC Desire 10 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Nova.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 27.8 mm
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, RAW mode, Face Beauty
White Balance - Automatic
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) HTC Zoe, Anti-shake
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel HTC Desire 10 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei Nova.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Focus Adjustment Focus free Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) - 27.8 mm
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Selfie panorama
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3020 mAh 3000 mAh Huawei Nova has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Standby Time 420 hours 480 hours HTC Desire 10 Pro has longer standby time than Huawei Nova.
Talk Time 1980 minutes 1440 minutes Huawei Nova has longer battery life when making calls than HTC Desire 10 Pro.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1980 min
Standby (GSM): up to 380 hrs
Standby (3G): up to 400 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 420 hrs
Standby (dual SIM): up to 240 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby (3G): up to 480 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 8 hrs
Playback (video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 53 hrs
Standby (4G): up to 432 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
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 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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, Band 38 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, DTS Headphone:X, Fingerprint 3.0 HTC Transfer, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect
OTHERS Huawei Nova HTC Desire 10 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Power adapter
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