HTC Desire 820q vs Monix X281

Comparing the HTC Desire 820q vs Monix X281 across display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC Desire 820q offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Monix X281 offers 2.4 inches, making HTC Desire 820q the larger display of the two. Both HTC Desire 820q and Monix X281 feature the same TFT display.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820q offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Monix X281 offers 2 MP, making HTC Desire 820q better for rear camera photography.

Battery: HTC Desire 820q offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Monix X281 offers 1400 mAh, making HTC Desire 820q better for longer battery life.

User Rating: HTC Desire 820q receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Monix X281 has a rating of 2.

HTC Desire 820q

₹23,999

(Discontinued)

Monix X281

₹930

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

10 Nov, 2014

28 May, 2015

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

4.1/5

(946 ratings)

2/5

(5 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

N/A

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306

N/A

Adreno 810

RAM

1 GB

N/A

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

240x320 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi

167 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.04 %

N/A

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

157.7 mm

N/A

164.4 mm

Width

78.7 mm

N/A

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

N/A

8.6 mm

Weight

155 grams

N/A

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

1600 x 1200 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

N/A

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2600 mAh

1400 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

N/A

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 16 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

N/A

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: MP3 WAV

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes WAP

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Limited

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator Converter World clock Calendar To-Do Alarm

N/A

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