HTC Desire 830 vs Sony Xperia XZ

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 830: 5 g lighter

  Desire 830:

  156 g

  Xperia XZ:

  161 g

• Width

  Xperia XZ: 6.9 mm narrower

  Desire 830:

  78.9 mm

  Xperia XZ:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia XZ: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 830:

  5.5 in

  Xperia XZ:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Desire 830:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Xperia XZ:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Height

  Xperia XZ: 11.5 mm shorter

  Desire 830:

  157.5 mm

  Xperia XZ:

  146 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 +11.5 mm versus Xperia XZ

   Width:

   78.9 mm +6.9 mm versus Xperia XZ

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Xperia XZ

   Height:

   146 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 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 830

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Xperia XZ

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Desire 830 has approximately 11.9% more rectangular screen area than Xperia XZ.

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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