Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs HTC Desire 820 vs HTC Desire 620 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC HTC
Announced June 2008 September 2014 December 2014
Status Discontinued Coming Soon - September 2014 Available - December 2014
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang Blue, Black, Gray, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
150.1 x 72.7 x 9.6 mm
(5.91 x 2.86 x 0.38 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 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 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 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 PowerVR MBX Adreno 405 Adreno 306
RAM 128 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 67.20% 63.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video No 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 424 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) -