HTC Desire 530 vs. bq Aquaris X5 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 530 and bq Aquaris X5 Plus. 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. bq Aquaris X5 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.9 mm 145 mm HTC Desire 530 has greater height than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Width 70.9 mm 70 mm HTC Desire 530 has greater width than bq Aquaris X5 Plus.
Depth 8.33 mm 7.7 mm bq Aquaris X5 Plus is narrower than HTC Desire 530.
Weight 140 g 145 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than HTC Desire 530.
Body Colour Graphite remix | Graphite grey Rose gold white | Anthracite grey
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.375 W/kg 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.253 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components 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 Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format HD Full HD
Pixel Density 294 ppi 440 ppi bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better pixel density than HTC Desire 530.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - Quantum Color +
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Dinorex Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
Processor Number MSM8909 -
Clock Speed 1.1 GHz 1.8 GHz bq Aquaris X5 Plus has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core bq Aquaris X5 Plus has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 304 Qualcomm ADRENO 510
MEMORY HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB bq Aquaris X5 Plus has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
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 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX298 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.4 F/2.0 bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 34 mm -
Special Effects HDR -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 530 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p) 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.0 bq Aquaris X5 Plus has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 530.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 3-element
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) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2200 mAh 3200 mAh bq Aquaris X5 Plus 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
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
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 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HTC Sense -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE
2G Band 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 802.11b/g/n/ac
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 HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, QCP, eAAC+, DTS, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, AWB
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Sound support, Dolby sound technology
FEATURES HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert 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, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode Glass-film-film (GFF) archecture, Dual noise reduction microphones
OTHERS HTC Desire 530 bq Aquaris X5 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable
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