Kente KT918 Plus Plus vs HTC Desire 601 (Zara)

Comparing the Kente KT918 Plus Plus 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 Kente KT918 Plus Plus runs at 1.2 GHz, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) the better performer.

Display: HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Kente KT918 Plus Plus offers 4.3 inches, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) the larger display of the two.

Rear Camera: Kente KT918 Plus Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers 5 MP, making Kente KT918 Plus Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Kente KT918 Plus Plus and HTC Desire 601 (Zara) feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Kente KT918 Plus Plus offers 1500 mAh, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Kente KT918 Plus Plus and HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offer the same internal storage of 4 GB.

Kente KT918 Plus Plus

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire 601 (Zara)

₹24,190

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

19 Dec, 2013

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
MediaTek MT6577	Snapdragon 400	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1.2 GHz)	(upto 1.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
N/A	1 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
N/A	TFT	Super AMOLED
960x540 px (HD)	540x960 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
8 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
1500 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 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

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

MediaTek MT6577

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

N/A

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

N/A

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

960x540 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

256 ppi

245 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.6 %

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

131.5 mm

134.5 mm

164.4 mm

Width

65 mm

66.7 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

9.00 mm

9.88 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

N/A

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

8 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

3264 x 2448 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

1500 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 16 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

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

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

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

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

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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