HTC Desire S vs HTC Desire 820
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Announced | |
| February 2011 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Coming Soon - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Red | Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in) |
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm (6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 130 g (4.59 oz) | 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, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 205 [Similar] | Adreno 405 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 768 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 1.1 GB ROM | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps | 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 114 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 560 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | v4.0, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 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 | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1450 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 430 h (2G) Up to 455 h (3G) |
Up to 424 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) Up to 7 h 10 min (3G) |
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) |