HTC Desire 526 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

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Comparing the HTC Desire 526 vs Microsoft Lumia 550 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC Desire 526 and Microsoft Lumia 550 run at the same processing speed of 1.1 GHz.


Display: Both HTC Desire 526 and Microsoft Lumia 550 offer the same screen size of 4.7 inches, but HTC Desire 526 features a S-LCD display compared to Microsoft Lumia 550's LCD, making HTC Desire 526 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 526 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 550 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 526 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both HTC Desire 526 and Microsoft Lumia 550 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 550 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while HTC Desire 526 offers 2000 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 550 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 526 and Microsoft Lumia 550 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

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HTC Desire 526
₹11,990
(Discontinued)
Microsoft Lumia 550
₹5,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

59%
N/A

Release Date

N/A
23 Dec, 2015

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 210
Snapdragon 210
(upto 1.1 GHz)
(upto 1.1 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
S-LCD
LCD
540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
2000 mAh
2100 mAh

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

N/A
3.5/5
(1,066 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Windows Phone v10

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Processor

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 304

RAM

1.5 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

S-LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

234 ppi
312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62 %
65.95 %

Design

Height

140 mm
136.1 mm

Width

70 mm
67.8 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

N/A
141.9 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

2000 mAh
2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 17 Hours(4G) / Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 200 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer