Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos vs HTC Desire 820

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos vs HTC Desire 820 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos runs at a higher processing speed of 1.9 GHz, while HTC Desire 820 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 820 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers 5.1 inches, making HTC Desire 820 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC Desire 820 offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers 2 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while HTC Desire 820 offers 2600 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos and HTC Desire 820 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Spec Score

69%
67%

Release Date

20 Mar, 2015
05 Nov, 2014

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Snapdragon 615
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
8 MP

Battery

2800 mAh
2600 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(3,202 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 05, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, 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 330
Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

432 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.49 %
67.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142 mm
157.7 mm

Width

72.5 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

146 grams
155 grams

Water Resistance

Yes IP67
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2800 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 21 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)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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)
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

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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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