HTC Desire 530 vs Micromax A90

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Desire 530:
    LCD
    A90:
    OLED
  • Width

    A90: 5.9 mm narrower

    Desire 530:
    70.9 mm
    A90:
    65 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A90: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 530:
    5 in
    A90:
    4.3 in
  • Chipset

    Desire 530:
    Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
    A90:
    Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
  • Depth

    Desire 530: 2.3 mm thinner

    Desire 530:
    8.3 mm
    A90:
    10.6 mm
  • Height

    A90: 21.9 mm shorter

    Desire 530:
    146.9 mm
    A90:
    125 mm

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 530

    Height:
    146.9 mm +21.9 mm versus A90
    Width:
    70.9 mm +5.9 mm versus A90
    Depth:
    8.3 mm
    Weight:
    140 g
  2. 2. A90

    Height:
    125 mm
    Width:
    65 mm
    Depth:
    10.6 mm +2.3 mm versus Desire 530
    Weight:
    Unknown

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 530

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. A90

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

Desire 530 has approximately 31% more rectangular screen area than A90.

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.

Desire 530: Original memory entry

16 GB · 1.5 GB RAM

A90: Original memory entry

4 GB (2 GB user available) · 512 MB RAM

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 530

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

2. A90

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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 530

    2200 mAh

    +600 mAh versus A90

  2. 2. A90

    1600 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire 5302. A90

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.9 Х 70.9 Х 8.3 mm
  • 125 Х 65 Х 10.6 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1.5 GB RAM
  • 4 GB (2 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (market dependant)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.2%
  • 64.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.4
  • 8 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.8
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 304
  • PowerVR SGX531
Antutu 7 score *
  • 27154
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 388
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 978
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 658
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
Release date
  • 2016
  • February
  • 2012
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 200 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 174 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700) LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700) - USA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot - USA version
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 530, A90.
SpecificationDesire 530A90
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input (Swype)