HTC Desire 820 vs HTC Desire 501 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 820

HTC Desire 820

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HTC Desire 501

HTC Desire 501

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HTC Desire 820 or HTC Desire 501 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 820 HTC Desire 501
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Release date 2014, September 2013, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3.1 in 128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm | 5.06 x 5.06 x 2.63 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
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Colors Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tangerine White, Saffron Grey, Flamingo Grey, Blue Misty, Monarch Orange Black, White, Pink
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 424 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4.3" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 52.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.2% 61.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 217 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.3 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android OS
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) - Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 573
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1447
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1914

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, Asia 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Europe 
TD-SCDMA - Asia
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Europe 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900) - EMEA 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asia
-2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (optional) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras

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