HTC Desire 825 vs Nokia Lumia 930

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 825:

  LCD

  Lumia 930:

  OLED

• Weight

  Desire 825: 12 g lighter

  Desire 825:

  155 g

  Lumia 930:

  167 g

• Width

  Lumia 930: 5.9 mm narrower

  Desire 825:

  76.9 mm

  Lumia 930:

  71 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 930: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 825:

  5.5 in

  Lumia 930:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 825:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

  Lumia 930:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 825: 2.4 mm thinner

  Desire 825:

  7.4 mm

  Lumia 930:

  9.8 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 825

   Height:

   156.9 mm +19.9 mm versus Lumia 930

   Width:

   76.9 mm +5.9 mm versus Lumia 930

   Depth:

   7.4 mm

2. 2. Lumia 930

   Height:

   137 mm

   Width:

   71 mm

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +2.4 mm versus Desire 825

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 825

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Lumia 930

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Desire 825 has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 930.

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

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

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