BLU Elite 3.8 vs HTC Desire 530

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  Elite 3.8: 10.9 mm narrower

  Elite 3.8:

  60 mm

  Desire 530:

  70.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Elite 3.8: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Elite 3.8:

  3.8 in

  Desire 530:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Elite 3.8:

  Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1

  Desire 530:

  Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 530: 3 mm thinner

  Elite 3.8:

  11.3 mm

  Desire 530:

  8.3 mm

• Height

  Elite 3.8: 26.9 mm shorter

  Elite 3.8:

  120 mm

  Desire 530:

  146.9 mm

• Release year

  Elite 3.8:

  2012

  Desire 530:

  2016

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Elite 3.8

   Height:

   120 mm

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   11.3 mm +3 mm versus Desire 530

2. 2. Desire 530

   Height:

   146.9 mm +26.9 mm versus Elite 3.8

   Width:

   70.9 mm +10.9 mm versus Elite 3.8

   Depth:

   8.3 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Elite 3.8

   Screen diagonal:

   3.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.1 cm²

2. 2. Desire 530

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Desire 530 has approximately 67.7% more rectangular screen area than Elite 3.8.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.