HTC Desire 820 vs Samsung Galaxy A9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | December 2015 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2014 | Coming Soon - January 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm (6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in) |
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 155 g (5.47 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | Adreno 510 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR | Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 424 h (3G) | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) | - |