Huawei P9 plus vs. HTC Desire 530

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 plus 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 P9 plus vs. HTC Desire 530 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.3 mm 146.9 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater height than HTC Desire 530.
Width 75.3 mm 70.9 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater width than HTC Desire 530.
Depth 6.98 mm 8.33 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei P9 plus.
Weight 162 g 140 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than Huawei P9 plus.
Body Colour Quartz grey Graphite remix | Graphite grey
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head) 0.375 W/kg
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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
DISPLAY Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5" Huawei P9 plus has larger screen size than HTC Desire 530.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei P9 plus has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 294 ppi Huawei P9 plus 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.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
Processor Number - MSM8909
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 1.1 GHz Huawei P9 plus has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei P9 plus has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 304
MEMORY Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
RAM 4 GB 1.5 GB Huawei P9 plus has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 16 GB Huawei P9 plus 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 P9 plus HTC Desire 530
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P9 plus has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei P9 plus has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 27 mm 34 mm
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Pro mode, RAW mode Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 530 has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash LED light
Video Resolutions - 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei P9 plus has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.8 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic 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 Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 2200 mAh Huawei P9 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
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Technology TD-SCDMA / 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, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, 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 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 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 P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4 WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei P9 plus 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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, motion sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features Knuckle 2.0 Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode
OTHERS Huawei P9 plus HTC Desire 530
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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