IGlo A909 2G vs HTC Desire 601 (Zara)

Comparing the IGlo A909 2G vs HTC Desire 601 (Zara) across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 601 (Zara) runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while IGlo A909 2G runs at 1.2 GHz, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) the better performer.

Display: IGlo A909 2G offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers 4.5 inches, making IGlo A909 2G the larger display of the two. IGlo A909 2G features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 601 (Zara)'s TFT, making IGlo A909 2G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while IGlo A909 2G offers 3.2 MP, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both IGlo A909 2G and HTC Desire 601 (Zara) feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: IGlo A909 2G offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers 2100 mAh, making IGlo A909 2G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both IGlo A909 2G and HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offer the same internal storage of 4 GB.

IGlo A909 2G

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire 601 (Zara)

₹24,190

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

19 Dec, 2013

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Snapdragon 400	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1.2 GHz)	(upto 1.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT	Super AMOLED
800x480 px (HD)	540x960 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	0.3 MP	16 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2500 mAh	2100 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging

Storage

4 GB	4 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

N/A

3.1/5

(33 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 305

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)

540x960 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

179 ppi

245 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.04 %

62.19 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

148 mm

134.5 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.5 mm

66.7 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

9.60 mm

9.88 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

140 grams

130 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

2500 mAh

2100 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 12.8 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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