Phone Comparison - HTC Raider 4G vs HTC Velocity 4G vs HTC Desire 820

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 January 2012 September 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - January 2012 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black Black Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 67 x 11.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.24 x 0.44 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 163.8 g (5.75.0.28 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 or HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network LTE 850 LTE 1800 LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB (13 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.97% 77.52% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS / SIR No
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, 75 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 1620 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 293 h (2G)
Up to 248 h (3G)
Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)