HTC Desire 820

Specifications
HTC Desire 820
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  • 5.5" 720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP 1080p
  • 2GB RAM Snapdragon 615
  • 2600mAh
Released 2014, November 155g, 7.7mm thickness Android 4.4.2, up to 6.1, Sense UI 7 16GB storage, microSDXC
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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, Asia
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Europe
  TD-SCDMA - Asia
4G bands 3, 7, 8, 20 - Europe
  1, 3, 7, 8 - EMEA
  1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Asia
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September. Released 2014, November
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm (6.21 x 3.10 x 0.30 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type LCD
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 7
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 405
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Single 13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Selfie Camera
Single 8 MP, f/2.3
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (optional)
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tangerine White, Saffron Grey, Flamingo Grey, Blue Misty, Monarch Orange
Models 0PFJ50
Price About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 728
Basemark X: 4859
Display Contrast ratio: 1327 (nominal), 2.372(sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -92.3dB / Crosstalk -72.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 49h

User opinions and reviews

  • Auncle
  • 07 Feb 2022
  • mt4

This phone is pretty sluggish nowadays(well you could improve it's performance by getting a custom rom going), but man, this phone is a literal tank, i've never seen a more resistant phone that isn't dedicated to be resistant (caterpil...

  • Casual User
  • 09 Oct 2021
  • mHr

As of 2021 this phone has became unbearably slow and it is almost impossible to have any modern apps work on it without constant sluggish performance. It doesn't really help that HTC has packed a lot of bloatware in to this phone that cannot be ...

You could maybe have HTC fix it if they nice to do it. But itll cost you. And even if u went to a shop. Those parts are hard to find i guess since pretty much not many people have an HTC these days. Its mostly LG, SAMSUNG, and iPhone.

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