Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs HTC Desire 820 vs HTC Desire 820q Dual SIM

general General Info
Manufacturer Samsung HTC HTC
Announced August 2014 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 30,500 ($448.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, white, gold, silver, blue Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang Santorini White, Tuxedo Gray, Milky-way Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in) 		157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in) 		157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version		 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 405 Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display
Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% 67.20% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia
3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera
Rear Camera 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery
Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1860 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 424 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) -

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