Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs HTC Desire 820q

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs HTC Desire 820q across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and HTC Desire 820q run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: HTC Desire 820q offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers 5.25 inches, making HTC Desire 820q the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and HTC Desire 820q feature the same TFT display.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820q offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers 8 MP, making HTC Desire 820q better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 820q offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers 1.9 MP, making HTC Desire 820q better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and HTC Desire 820q offer the same 2600 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire 820q offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and HTC Desire 820q both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
₹15,000
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 820q
₹23,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

61%
N/A

Release Date

11 Jan, 2014
10 Nov, 2014

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 410
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.25 inches (13.34 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
TFT
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.9 MP
8 MP

Battery

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

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(5,105 ratings)
4.1/5
(946 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 306

RAM

1.5 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
N/A

Display Type

TFT
TFT

Screen Size

5.25 inches  (13.34 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

280 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.58 %
67.04 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

146.8 mm
157.7 mm

Width

75.3 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

163 grams
155 grams

Build Material

Frame: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4
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

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: 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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SAR Value

Head: 0.58 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer