HTC Desire 830 vs Nokia Lumia 505

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 830:

  LCD

  Lumia 505:

  OLED

• Weight

  Lumia 505: 25 g lighter

  Desire 830:

  156 g

  Lumia 505:

  131 g

• Width

  Lumia 505: 17.7 mm narrower

  Desire 830:

  78.9 mm

  Lumia 505:

  61.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Lumia 505: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 830:

  5.5 in

  Lumia 505:

  3.7 in

• Chipset

  Desire 830:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Lumia 505:

  Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1

• Depth

  Desire 830: 3.5 mm thinner

  Desire 830:

  7.8 mm

  Lumia 505:

  11.3 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 830

   Height:

   157.5 mm +39.4 mm versus Lumia 505

   Width:

   78.9 mm +17.7 mm versus Lumia 505

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Lumia 505

   Height:

   118.1 mm

   Width:

   61.2 mm

   Depth:

   11.3 mm +3.5 mm versus Desire 830

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 830

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Lumia 505

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

Desire 830 has approximately 114% more rectangular screen area than Lumia 505.

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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