Nokia Lumia 830 vs HTC Desire 820

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 830 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: HTC Desire 820 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 830 runs at 1.2 GHz, making HTC Desire 820 the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 820 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 830 offers 5 inches, making HTC Desire 820 the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 830 features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 830 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Nokia Lumia 830 offers 10 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 Nokia Lumia 830 offers 1 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 830 offers 2200 mAh, making HTC Desire 820 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia Lumia 830 and HTC Desire 820 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 830 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 820 has a rating of 4.

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Nokia Lumia 830
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
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₹25,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
67%

Release Date

07 Oct, 2014
05 Nov, 2014

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 615
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
10 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1 MP
8 MP

Battery

N/A
2200 mAh
2600 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5
(397 ratings)
4/5
(3,202 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 05, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8.1
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, ARM Cortex A7
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 405

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

294 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.88 %
67.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

139.4 mm
157.7 mm

Width

70.7 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

150 grams
155 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

10 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.226 mm focal length
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

3648 x 2736 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

1 MP
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

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2200 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 14.8 Hours(3G) / Up to 12.9 Hours(2G)
Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

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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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 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
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

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Digital
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer