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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs HTC Desire 820

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Summary
61%
61%
Performance

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 615

2 GB RAM

Display

4.3" (10.92 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

20.7 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2300 mAh

18 h talktime (3G)

2600 mAh

22.4 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 370 ratings

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4/5 based on 3,225 ratings

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General
Launch Date

February 21, 2014 (Official)

November 5, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

CPU

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core (1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1 GHz, Quad core)

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 330

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Display
Good
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

342 ppi

267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.7 %

67.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 127 mm
Width: 64.9 mm
Thickness: 9.5 mm

Height: 157.7 mm
Width: 78.7 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm

Weight

137 grams

155 grams

Colours

Black, Green, Pink, White, Yellow

Blue, Grey, Orange, White

Waterproof

, IP58

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

20.7 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length)

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

5256 x 3944 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Poor
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2300 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 600 Hours(3G) / Up to 670 Hours(2G)

Up to 424 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 128 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
107 kbps
EDGE:
296 kbps
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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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

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)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.43 W/kg, Body: 1.00 W/kg

Head: 0.203 W/kg, Body: 0.316 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz, Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer