HTC Desire 820 vs HTC Desire 816

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Comparing the HTC Desire 820 vs HTC Desire 816 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire 816 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while HTC Desire 820 runs at 1.5 GHz, making HTC Desire 816 the better performer.


Display: Both HTC Desire 820 and HTC Desire 816 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but HTC Desire 816 features a S-LCD 2 display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making HTC Desire 816 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire 820 and HTC Desire 816 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire 816 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both HTC Desire 820 and HTC Desire 816 offer the same 2600 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: HTC Desire 816 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire 820 offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire 816 the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC Desire 820 and HTC Desire 816 both receive the same user rating of 4.

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HTC Desire 820
₹25,999
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 816
₹27,390
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
64%

Release Date

05 Nov, 2014
21 Apr, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 400
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
LCD
S-LCD 2
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(3,202 ratings)
4/5
(1,014 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 05, 2014
(Official)
Apr 21, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

HTC Sense
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Below Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1.5 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

LCD
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.04 %
67.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Design

Height

157.7 mm
156.6 mm

Width

78.7 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8 mm

Weight

155 grams
165 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

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)
N/A
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SIM 2

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)
N/A
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass