HTC Desire 826 vs Samsung Galaxy A7

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Comparing the HTC Desire 826 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 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 826 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A7 runs at 1.5 GHz, making HTC Desire 826 the better performer.


Display: Both HTC Desire 826 and Samsung Galaxy A7 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 826's S-LCD 3, making Samsung Galaxy A7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire 826 and Samsung Galaxy A7 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 826 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A7 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 826 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both HTC Desire 826 and Samsung Galaxy A7 offer the same 2600 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 826 and Samsung Galaxy A7 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A7 receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while HTC Desire 826 has a rating of 3.6.

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HTC Desire 826
₹18,249
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy A7
₹19,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
66%

Release Date

12 Apr, 2015
14 Feb, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 615
Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
S-LCD 3
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
5 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(3,344 ratings)
3.8/5
(816 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 12, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core

1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 3
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.95 %
72.31 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

158 mm
151 mm

Width

77.5 mm
76.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
6.3 mm

Weight

183 grams
141 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera1/3" sensor size BSI Sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Selfie Voice command Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.7 Hours(2G)
Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 0.8 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Digital
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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