Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 816 vs HTC Desire 820 vs Lenovo Vibe Z2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Lenovo
Announced February 2014 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang White, Gold, Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
148.5 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm
(5.85 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 158 g (5.57 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 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 405 Adreno 306
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive Touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.67% 67.20% 73.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash optical image stabil
Features 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 Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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 HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 424 h (3G) Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 28 h (3G)