Phone Comparison - Microsoft Kin One vs HTC Desire 820

Microsoft Kin One
microsoft kin one
HTC Desire 820
htc desire 820
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft HTC
Announced April 2010 September 2014
Status Cancelled Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 82.6 x 63.5 x 19.1 mm
(3.25 x 2.5 x 0.75 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 110.6 (3.88.0.21) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600MHz ARM 11, Nvidia Tegra [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (154 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.83% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 256MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1240 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)