HTC Desire 530 vs T-Mobile HD2

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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.

  • Weight

    Desire 530: 17 g lighter

    Desire 530:
    140 g
    HD2:
    157 g
  • Width

    HD2: 3.9 mm narrower

    Desire 530:
    70.9 mm
    HD2:
    67 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    HD2: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 530:
    5 in
    HD2:
    4.3 in
  • Chipset

    Desire 530:
    Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
    HD2:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Desire 530: 2.7 mm thinner

    Desire 530:
    8.3 mm
    HD2:
    11 mm
  • Height

    HD2: 24.9 mm shorter

    Desire 530:
    146.9 mm
    HD2:
    122 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 +24.9 mm versus HD2
    Width:
    70.9 mm +3.9 mm versus HD2
    Depth:
    8.3 mm
  2. 2. HD2

    Height:
    122 mm
    Width:
    67 mm
    Depth:
    11 mm +2.7 mm versus Desire 530

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire 530

    140 g

  2. 2. HD2

    157 g

    +17 g versus Desire 530

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. HD2

    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 HD2.

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

HD2: Original memory entry

576 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

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. HD2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 16 GB included

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

    +970 mAh versus HD2

  2. 2. HD2

    1230 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire 5302. HD2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 530, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.9 Х 70.9 Х 8.3 mm
  • 122 Х 67 Х 11 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 157 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • TFT
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
  • 576 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 16 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional; Sense UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes (market dependant)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 530, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.2%
  • 64.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 530, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.4
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.8
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire 530, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 304
  • Adreno 200
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, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
Release date
  • 2016
  • February
  • 2010
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 230 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 530, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
SIM card
  • Nano-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
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; NaviPanel
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 530, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 530, HD2.
SpecificationDesire 530HD2
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Pocket Office -HTC Peep
  • HTC Footprints -T-mobile services: MobiTV
  • BLOCKBUSTER
  • Barnes & Nobl
  • Gogo Inflight Internet -Transformers & Transformers 2 movies preloaded -Voice memo -Predictive text input