HTC Desire 830 vs Xiaomi Mi 8

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

  Mi 8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Desire 830: 19 g lighter

  Desire 830:

  156 g

  Mi 8:

  175 g

• Width

  Mi 8: 4.1 mm narrower

  Desire 830:

  78.9 mm

  Mi 8:

  74.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 830: 0.71 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 830:

  5.5 in

  Mi 8:

  6.21 in

• Chipset

  Desire 830:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

  Mi 8:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Desire 830:

  Single

  Mi 8:

  Dual

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 +2.6 mm versus Mi 8

   Width:

   78.9 mm +4.1 mm versus Mi 8

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

2. 2. Mi 8

   Height:

   154.9 mm

   Width:

   74.8 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 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. Mi 8

   Screen diagonal:

   6.21 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.3 cm²

Mi 8 has approximately 15.4% more rectangular screen area than Desire 830.

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

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Battery capacity

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