HTC One M8 vs HTC Desire 820 Comparison and Differences

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HTC One M8

HTC One M8

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HTC Desire 820

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HTC One M8 or HTC Desire 820 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC One M8 HTC Desire 820
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Release date 2014, March 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3.1 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Aluminum body
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Colors Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tangerine White, Saffron Grey, Flamingo Grey, Blue Misty, Monarch Orange
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 424 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super LCD3 LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.7% 67.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 4 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, AF
-4 MP, depth sensor
-13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.3
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 152
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 540
GeekBench 4 Single Core 961 573
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2306 1447
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2438 1914
GeekBench 4 Battery 1320

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market/operator dependent) Yes (optional)
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as HTC M8, All New HTC One

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