HTC Desire 520 vs Huawei Honor V30

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    Desire 520: 6.9 mm narrower

    Desire 520:
    68.9 mm
    Honor V30:
    75.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Desire 520: 2.07 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 520:
    4.5 in
    Honor V30:
    6.57 in
  • Chipset

    Desire 520:
    Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
    Honor V30:
    HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Desire 520:
    Single
    Honor V30:
    Triple
  • Height

    Desire 520: 22.9 mm shorter

    Desire 520:
    139.8 mm
    Honor V30:
    162.7 mm
  • Release year

    Desire 520:
    2015
    Honor V30:
    2019

Physical size

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. Desire 520

    Height:
    139.8 mm
    Width:
    68.9 mm
    Depth:
    9.1 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Honor V30

    Height:
    162.7 mm +22.9 mm versus Desire 520
    Width:
    75.8 mm +6.9 mm versus Desire 520
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
    Weight:
    213 g

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. Desire 520

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Honor V30

    Screen diagonal:
    6.57 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    104.2 cm²

Honor V30 has approximately 86.7% more rectangular screen area than Desire 520.

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.

Recorded RAM for Desire 520, Honor V30, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDesire 520Honor V30
8 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
128 GB Not recorded 6 / 8 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations

Practical features

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

1. Desire 520

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Honor V30

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire 520

    2000 mAh

  2. 2. Honor V30

    4200 mAh

    +2200 mAh versus Desire 520

Specifications

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1. Desire 5202. Honor V30

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.8 Х 68.9 Х 9.1 mm
  • 162.7 Х 75.8 Х 8.9 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 213 g
Technology Unknown
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 6.57" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 1080 x 2400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 128GB 6GB RAM
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop); Sense 7 UI
  • Android 10.0; Magic UI 3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
  • HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 104.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.9%
  • 84.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 400 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Yes
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 40 MP
  • Triple
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 40 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 27mm (wide)
  • 1/1.7''
  • PDAF
  • Laser AF -8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 80mm (telephoto)
  • 1/4''
  • laser AF
  • OIS
  • 3x optical zoom -8 MP
  • 16mm (ultrawide)
  • no AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 32 MP
  • Dual
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 32 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.8"
  • 0.8µm 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 17mm (ultrawide)
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 304
  • Mali-G76 MP16
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 307
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 563
Unknown
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 457357
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
Release date
  • 2015
  • August
  • 2019
  • November
Colors
  • Slate Gray
  • Ocean Blue
  • Galaxy Black
  • Icelandic Frost
  • Sunrise Orange
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 430 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) -5G - 5G SA / NSA; N1/N3/N41/N77/N78/N79
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A
  • 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with dual-band A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 5.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 520, Honor V30.
SpecificationDesire 520Honor V30
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) - Also known as Honor View30