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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Sony Xperia Z Ultra
₹26,779
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 820
₹25,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

65%
67%

Release Date

16 Jul, 2013
05 Nov, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 615
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
8 MP

Battery

3050 mAh
2600 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Nov 05, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
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

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

344 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.41 %
67.04 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

179 mm
157.7 mm

Width

92 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

6.5 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

212 grams
155 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP58
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3050 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

16 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

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)
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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

HDMI

Yesvia microUSB
N/A

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