Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 vs HTC Desire 820

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 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 Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 runs at 1.2 GHz, making HTC Desire 820 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while HTC Desire 820 offers 5.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 820 features a LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Mega 2's TFT, making HTC Desire 820 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers 8 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 Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while HTC Desire 820 offers 2600 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 better for longer battery life.


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


User Rating: HTC Desire 820 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 has a rating of 3.9.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2
₹17,950
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 820
₹25,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

61%
67%

Release Date

N/A
05 Nov, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 410
Snapdragon 615
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
TFT
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

2800 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(73 ratings)
4/5
(3,202 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 05, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Adreno 405

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

TFT
LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

245 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.29 %
67.04 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

163.6 mm
157.7 mm

Width

84.9 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

194 grams
155 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 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

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2800 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
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)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
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) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct 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

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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