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HTC Desire 530

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Released · Mar 11, 2016

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Design
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

Display
Size	5.0-inch
Resolution	1280x720px, 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

Battery
Capacity	2200 mAh

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

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.1
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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

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
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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

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

Since early last month, HTC has been running its Free Fone Fridays contest. Every week, it has given away a pair of HTC handsets or tablets ranging from the HTC One M9 to the Nexus 9. This week's giveaway is the HTC Desire 530. To enter the contest, ...

HTC's Free Fone Fridays prize this week is the HTC Desire 530

At the beginning of this month, HTC started Free Fone Friday. The contest allows you to win an HTC mobile device each week. So far, the manufacturer has given away a pair of HTC One M9 handsets, a pair of HTC Desire 626 phones, and a couple of HTC On...

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...