Malata SMB-B5001 vs HTC Desire 601 (Zara)

Comparing the Malata SMB-B5001 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 Malata SMB-B5001 runs at 1.0 GHz, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) the better performer.

Display: Malata SMB-B5001 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers 4.5 inches, making Malata SMB-B5001 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 601 (Zara) features a TFT display compared to Malata SMB-B5001's LED, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Malata SMB-B5001 and HTC Desire 601 (Zara) feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Malata SMB-B5001 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers 0.3 MP, making Malata SMB-B5001 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Malata SMB-B5001 offers a higher battery capacity with 2200 mAh, while HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers 2100 mAh, making Malata SMB-B5001 better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Desire 601 (Zara) offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Malata SMB-B5001 offers 32 GB, making HTC Desire 601 (Zara) the better option for storage.

Malata SMB-B5001

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire 601 (Zara)

₹24,190

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

19 Dec, 2013

14 Jul, 2026

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

Chipset

Nvidia Tegra 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortext A9

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

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LED

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 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

187 ppi

245 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.28 %

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

145 mm

134.5 mm

164.4 mm

Width

80 mm

66.7 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

11.20 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

Resolution

5 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

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

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

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

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

Capacity

2200 mAh

2100 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

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

32 GB

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)

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

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

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

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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