Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs HTC Desire 820

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Comparing the Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs HTC Desire 820 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.26 GHz, while HTC Desire 820 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 820 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 4.95 inches, making HTC Desire 820 the larger display of the two. Google LG Nexus 5 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 8 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 2300 mAh, making HTC Desire 820 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google LG Nexus 5 16GB and HTC Desire 820 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 820 has a rating of 4.

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Google LG Nexus 5 16GB
₹29,990
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 820
₹25,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
67%

Release Date

30 Oct, 2013
05 Nov, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 615
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
8 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2600 mAh
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
eMMC 4.5
N/A

User Ratings

4.4/5
(6,403 ratings)
4/5
(3,202 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 30, 2013
(Official)
Nov 05, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

445 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.68 %
67.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

137.84 mm
157.7 mm

Width

69.17 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

130 grams
155 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.203 W/kg Body: 0.316 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer