Huawei P9 vs. HTC Desire 530

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei P9 and HTC Desire 530. 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

Huawei P9 vs. HTC Desire 530 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 HTC Desire 530
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145 mm 146.9 mm HTC Desire 530 has greater height than Huawei P9.
Width 70.9 mm 70.9 mm Both phones are the same width
Depth 6.95 mm 8.33 mm Huawei P9 is narrower than Huawei P9.
Weight 144 g 140 g HTC Desire 530 is lighter than Huawei P9.
Body Colour Titanium grey Graphite remix | Graphite grey
Body Material Aerospace-grade aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.55 W/kg (body), 1.43 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 Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 HTC Desire 530
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5" Huawei P9 has larger screen size than HTC Desire 530.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei P9 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 423 ppi 294 ppi Huawei P9 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 Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 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 has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 530.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei P9 has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 530.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 304
MEMORY Huawei P9 HTC Desire 530
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB Huawei P9 has more RAM than HTC Desire 530.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Huawei P9 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 Huawei P9 HTC Desire 530
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Huawei P9 has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.4 Huawei P9 has better lens aperture than Huawei P9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 34 mm
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC Desire 530 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions - 1280 x 720 (720p)
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 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 530.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.8 Huawei P9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9.
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 Huawei P9 HTC Desire 530
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 2200 mAh Huawei P9 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 530.
Standby Time 566 hours 696 hours HTC Desire 530 has longer standby time than Huawei P9.
Talk Time 1980 minutes 840 minutes Huawei P9 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC Desire 530.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 1980 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1080 min
Standby (LTE): up to 566 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 566 hrs
Standby (GSM): up to 526 hrs
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 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 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 HTC Desire 530
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, 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 6, 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 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 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 HTC Desire 530
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound
FEATURES Huawei P9 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 IMAGEsmart 5.0 Dual microphones, Power Saving Mode, Extreme power saving mode
OTHERS Huawei P9 HTC Desire 530
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable Power adapter
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