HTC Desire 501 dual sim vs Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G

Comparing the HTC Desire 501 dual sim vs Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim runs at 1.15 GHz, making Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G the better performer.

Display: Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers 4.3 inches, making Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 501 dual sim features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers 8 MP, making Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both HTC Desire 501 dual sim and Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G feature a 2.1 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers 2100 mAh, making Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC Desire 501 dual sim and Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

HTC Desire 501 dual sim

₹18,281

(Discontinued)

Mi-Fone Mi-A551 Fab 5.5 4G

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

16 Feb, 2014

15 Mar, 2014

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.15 GHz)	(upto 1.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
S-LCD 2	IPS LCD	AMOLED
480x800 px	720x1280 px (HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
2.1 MP	2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2100 mAh	2500 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB	8 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5

(145 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

NovaThor

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.15 GHz

Dual core, 1.4 GHz

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400

N/A

Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 2

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

720x1280 px (HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

217 ppi

267 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.16 %

68.5 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

128.5 mm

154 mm

150.83 mm

Width

66.9 mm

79 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

130 grams

179 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

13 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2100 mAh

2500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2600(band 7)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.56 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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