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HTC Desire vs HTC Desire 820

2.36 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
3.1 in
6.21 in
HTC Desire 820 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 820
Available colors
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11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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3.9 out of 5
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39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
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Hardware

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 MSM8939
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory512 MB2 GB

Display

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Screen size3.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density252.0 ppi267.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Internal storage128 MB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Height4.69 in6.21 in
Width2.36 in3.1 in
Depth0.47 in0.3 in
Weight4.59 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCnono
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Desire 820HTC Desire 820
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h424.0 h
Talk time6.5 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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