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HTC Desire 820, Desire 820q, and Desire 816G Launched in India

HTC Desire 820, Desire 820q, and Desire 816G Launched in India

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 17 October 2014 20:18 IST

HTC has launched the octa-core HTC Desire 820 in India, alongside the quad-core HTC Desire 820q. The two smartphones will be made available in the market from early-November, and no pricing has yet been revealed. Also launched at the event was a 3G-only version of the HTC Desire 816, called the Desire 816G, priced at Rs. 18,990 and due to hit the market in early-October.

The highlight of the HTC Desire 820 (seen above), which was globally unveiled at a pre-IFA 2014 event, is its 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC (1.5GHz quad-core + 1.0GHz quad-core) with integrated 4G LTE Cat. 4 connectivity. The dual-SIM (Nano-SIM) HTC Desire 820 runs Android 4.4 KitKat with HTC Sense UI skinned on top. The smartphone is the successor to HTC Desire 816 (Review | Pictures). It features a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display.

(Also see: HTC Desire 820 and Desire 816 in comparison)

The smartphone packs 2GB of RAM alongside the Snapdragon 615. It features a 13-megapixel (with f/2.2 lens) rear facing camera with LED flash and BSI sensor, apart from an 8-megapixel secondary front-facing camera.

The 16GB inbuilt storage on the Desire 820 is expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). Connectivity options on the handset include Wi-Fi, FM radio, Bluetooth, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-GPS, 3G and 4G LTE connectivity.

The handset measures 157.7x78.74x7.74mm and weighs 155 grams. The HTC Desire 820 packs a 2600mAh battery which is rated to deliver up to 22.4 hours (3G) of talk time and 424 hours (3G) of standby time. It also supports HTC's Dot View case which will provide 'instant access to your phone without opening the cover.'

(Also see: HTC Desire 820 and Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 in comparison)

The HTC Desire 820q, which also features dual-SIM (Nano-SIM supoprt), has virtually identical specifications as the HTC Desire 820, but comes with a different quad-core chipset (clocked at 1.2GHz), and has just 1GB of RAM.

The Desire 816G on the other hand (seen above) is nearly identical to the Desire 816 - which was launched at Rs. 23,990 in India in April - but notably does not feature LTE connectivity.

(Also see: HTC Desire 816G and Desire 816 in comparison)

The dual-SIM Desire 816G also comes with a slower 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, instead of the Desire 816's 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 CPU. The rest of the specifications are identical.

HTC Desire 820

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Stellar camera performance
Fast performance
Attractive design

Bad
Bad battery life
Attracts fingerprints and scratches

Read detailed HTC Desire 820 review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 2600mAh

OS Android 4.4.4

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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HTC Desire 820q

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.50-inch

Processor 1.2GHz quad-core

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 2600mAh

OS Android 4.4

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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HTC Desire 816G

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
HTC Sense 6 is a great skin
Good design

Bad
Below average camera performance
Battery life is average
Expensive

Read detailed HTC Desire 816G review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor MediaTek MT6582

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 8GB

Battery Capacity 2600mAh

OS Android 4.4.2

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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