Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 820q Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 826 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Samsung
Announced October 2014 January 2015 July 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 30,500 ($448.53) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Santorini White, Tuxedo Gray, Milky-way Gray Various Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
- 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) - 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41)
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 405 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.20% - 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio with RDS; recording
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 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash 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, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -