Google Pixel vs HTC Desire 526

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.

• Weight

  Pixel: 13 g lighter

  Pixel:

  143 g

  Desire 526:

  156 g

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 526: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel:

  5 in

  Desire 526:

  4.7 in

• Chipset

  Pixel:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

  Desire 526:

  Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Pixel: 1.4 mm thinner

  Pixel:

  8.5 mm

  Desire 526:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  Desire 526: 3.8 mm shorter

  Pixel:

  143.8 mm

  Desire 526:

  140 mm

• Release year

  Pixel:

  2016

  Desire 526:

  2015

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. Pixel

   Height:

   143.8 mm +3.8 mm versus Desire 526

   Width:

   69.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. Desire 526

   Height:

   140 mm

   Width:

   70 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +1.4 mm versus Pixel

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. Pixel

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Desire 526

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

Pixel has approximately 13.2% more rectangular screen area than Desire 526.

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.

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