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HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
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HTC Desire 820 Mobile Phone
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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Editiorial reviews
29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
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8
3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
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An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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35 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.5 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM8939Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory512 MB2 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size3.7 in5.5 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
N/A
IPS LCD
Pixel density252.0 ppi267.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage128 MB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticMetal
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height4.69 in6.21 in6.18 in
Width2.36 in3.1 in3.06 in
Depth0.47 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz5.47 oz6.0 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCnonoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
Video outputNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Streaming standards
N/A
MirrorLink
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h424.0 h437.0 h
Talk time6.5 h22.0 h25.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono

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