Nokia E7 vs HTC Desire Z

Comparing the Nokia E7 vs HTC Desire Z across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire Z runs at a higher processing speed of 0.8 GHz, while Nokia E7 runs at 0.68 GHz, making HTC Desire Z the better performer.

Display: Nokia E7 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while HTC Desire Z offers 3.7 inches, making Nokia E7 the larger display of the two. Nokia E7 features a AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire Z's S-LCD, making Nokia E7 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nokia E7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire Z offers 5 MP, making Nokia E7 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: HTC Desire Z offers a higher battery capacity with 1300 mAh, while Nokia E7 offers 1200 mAh, making HTC Desire Z better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Desire Z offers higher internal storage with 1 GB, while Nokia E7 offers 1 GB, making HTC Desire Z the better option for storage.

Nokia E7

₹5,750

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire Z

₹29,699

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

07 Feb, 2011

05 Nov, 2010

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

3.9/5

(21 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Symbian

Android v2.2

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7230

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

680 MHz

800 MHz, Qualcomm

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)

Broadcom BCM2727

Adreno 205

Adreno 810

RAM

256 MB

512 MB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

AMOLED

S-LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

360x640 px

480x800 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

184 ppi

252 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.11 %

54.16 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

123.7 mm

119 mm

164.4 mm

Width

62.4 mm

60.4 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

13.60 mm

14.20 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

176 grams

180 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

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

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

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

1280x720

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera

N/A

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1200 mAh

1300 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 5(3G) / Up to 9(2G)

Up to 6.66(3G) / Up to 9.83(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB

1.5 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v2.1

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

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 Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

+ Downloadable 3D and Java Games

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall

N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes IMAP Push e-mail

N/A

Other Facilities

Voice command/dial Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Video/photo editor Flash Lite T9

N/A

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