HTC Desire 530 vs Sony Xperia XA

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Comparing the HTC Desire 530 vs Sony Xperia XA across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia XA runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while HTC Desire 530 runs at 1.1 GHz, making Sony Xperia XA the better performer.


Display: Both HTC Desire 530 and Sony Xperia XA offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but HTC Desire 530 features a S-LCD display compared to Sony Xperia XA's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 530 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XA offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC Desire 530 offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia XA better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia XA offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire 530 offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia XA better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia XA offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while HTC Desire 530 offers 2200 mAh, making Sony Xperia XA better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 530 and Sony Xperia XA offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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HTC Desire 530
₹14,990
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia XA
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

62%
69%

Performance

Snapdragon 210
MediaTek MT6755
(upto 1.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
S-LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

2200 mAh
2300 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 304
Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.02 %
71.68 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

146.9 mm
143.6 mm

Width

70.9 mm
66.8 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

140 grams
137.4 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2200 mAh
2300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
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

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass