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HTC Desire 820

HTC Desire 820
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  • 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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  • 5.5"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 615
  • 2600mAh
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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
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
Our 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

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HTC Desire 820 & Desire 820 dual SIM review: The doppelganger

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  • Ramadan fromsyria
  • aX8
  • 14 Sep 2024

this mobil.isgood mobil.but there arent ..whatsupp.no insta.no masinger.no imo..jast facebook..what I must do to this propleme

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  • Auncle
  • mt4
  • 07 Feb 2022

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...

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  • mHr
  • 09 Oct 2021

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 ...

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