HTC Desire 601 vs ZTE Max XL

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 601: 50 g lighter

  Desire 601:

  130 g

  Max XL:

  180 g

• Width

  Desire 601: 17.1 mm narrower

  Desire 601:

  66.7 mm

  Max XL:

  83.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 601: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 601:

  4.5 in

  Max XL:

  6 in

• Chipset

  Desire 601:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

  Max XL:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Max XL: 0.5 mm thinner

  Desire 601:

  9.9 mm

  Max XL:

  9.4 mm

• Height

  Desire 601: 30.6 mm shorter

  Desire 601:

  134.5 mm

  Max XL:

  165.1 mm

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 601

   Height:

   134.5 mm

   Width:

   66.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +0.5 mm versus Max XL

2. 2. Max XL

   Height:

   165.1 mm +30.6 mm versus Desire 601

   Width:

   83.8 mm +17.1 mm versus Desire 601

   Depth:

   9.4 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. Desire 601

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. Max XL

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

Max XL has approximately 77.8% more rectangular screen area than Desire 601.

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.

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

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