HTC Desire 820 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Dual

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Comparing the HTC Desire 820 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Dual across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z3 Dual runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while HTC Desire 820 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z3 Dual the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 820 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia Z3 Dual offers 5.2 inches, making HTC Desire 820 the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z3 Dual features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making Sony Xperia Z3 Dual the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while HTC Desire 820 offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 Dual better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia Z3 Dual offers 2.2 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 Dual offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while HTC Desire 820 offers 2600 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 Dual better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 820 and Sony Xperia Z3 Dual offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: HTC Desire 820 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Sony Xperia Z3 Dual has a rating of 3.8.

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HTC Desire 820
₹25,999
(Out of Stock)
Sony Xperia Z3 Dual
₹28,000
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
67%

Release Date

05 Nov, 2014
25 Sep, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 801
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
2.2 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
3100 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(3,202 ratings)
3.8/5
(9 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Nov 05, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

267 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.04 %
70.75 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

157.7 mm
146 mm

Width

78.7 mm
72 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

155 grams
152 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
20.7 MP
Primary Camera8 mm focal length Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
2.2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
3100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)
Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 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 4G

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)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
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

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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

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
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

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