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HTC Desire 530 Specs

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Released

Mar 11, 2016

Display

5.0-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

8 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

2200 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
1.5GB RAM

OS

Android 7.0 Nougat
HTC Sense UI

Description

The Desire 530 comes with a 5" 720p display, a quad-core Snapdragon 210 clocked at 1.1GHz, some 1.5GB of RAM, as well as 16GB of native storage, and a microSD card slot for expansion purposes. There's an 8MP rear camera with an f/2.4 aperture, while the front of the handset has a 5MP snapper with f/2.8. We're dealing with an LTE enabled handset that has a 2,200mAh battery and an Extreme Power Saving mode on board. Marshmallow is on board, which is undoubtedly nice.

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Display
Size:	5.0-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 294 PPI
Technology:	S-LCD
Screen-to-body:	66.24 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909
Processor:	Quad-core, 1100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7
GPU:	Adreno 304
RAM:	1.5GB
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 9.8 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS:	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), HTC Sense UI
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	2200 mAh
Type:	Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 29.2 mm
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	Yes
Features:	Video calling
Front:	5 MP (Autofocus, HDR)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	5.78 x 2.79 x 0.33 inches (146.9 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm)
Weight:	4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Plastic
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type:	Nano SIM

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.1
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability
Officially announced:	Feb 21, 2016

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Alternative variants

HTC Desire 530

for T-Mobile

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD):	Bands 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 5(850), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900), 7(2600)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
T-Mobile
Metro by T-Mobile

News

HTC has quietly started to push the Android 7.0 Nougat update to the Desire 530 now available at Verizon. Launched on the market last year, the HTC Desire 520 wasn't supposed to be updated to Nougat since it's rather a budget-friendly smartphone.Surp...

Android 7.0 Nougat hits HTC Desire 530 at Verizon

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Pair of Nexus 9 slates up for grabs with this week's Free Fone Friday contest from HTC

Not long after being released by T-Mobile, the HTC Desire 530 today landed on Verizon, and interested customers can order it online from the carrier's official website (see the source link below). Starting August 9, the smartphone will also be availa...