Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs HTC Desire 820

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z Ultra 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: Sony Xperia Z Ultra runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while HTC Desire 820 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z Ultra the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Z Ultra offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while HTC Desire 820 offers 5.5 inches, making Sony Xperia Z Ultra the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z Ultra features a IPS LCD display compared to HTC Desire 820's LCD, making Sony Xperia Z Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 820 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Sony Xperia Z Ultra 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 Z Ultra offers 2 MP, making HTC Desire 820 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z Ultra offers a higher battery capacity with 3050 mAh, while HTC Desire 820 offers 2600 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z Ultra better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z Ultra and HTC Desire 820 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Z Ultra and HTC Desire 820 both receive the same user rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Jul, 2013
05 Nov, 2014
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 615
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
8 MP
16 MP

Battery

3050 mAh
2600 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

4/5
(3,730 ratings)
4/5
(3,202 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 05, 2014
(Official)
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 405
Adreno 810

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

344 ppi
267 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.41 %
67.04 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Design

Height

179 mm
157.7 mm
164.4 mm

Width

92 mm
78.7 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

6.5 mm
7.7 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

212 grams
155 grams
210 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP58
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Very Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3050 mAh
2600 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 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
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 1900(band 25)
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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/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 Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB
N/A
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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