Sony Xperia M2 Aqua vs HTC Desire 820

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Comparing the Sony Xperia M2 Aqua 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 Sony Xperia M2 Aqua 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 Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 4.8 inches, making HTC Desire 820 the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia M2 Aqua features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua 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 Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 0.3 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers 2330 mAh, making HTC Desire 820 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire 820 offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia M2 Aqua the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia M2 Aqua receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while HTC Desire 820 has a rating of 4.

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Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
₹21,990
(Discontinued)
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₹25,999
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
05 Nov, 2014
14 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5
(2 ratings)
4/5
(3,202 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 05, 2014
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 405
Adreno 840

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

229 ppi
267 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.87 %
67.04 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

140 mm
157.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

72 mm
78.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
7.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

149 grams
155 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital ZoomExmor-R CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2330 mAh
2600 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.2 Hours(3G)
Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.203 W/kg Body: 0.316 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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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