HTC Desire 820 vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 820 and Honor 8X. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 820 vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.7 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than HTC Desire 820.
Width 78.74 mm 76.6 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater width than Honor 8X.
Depth 7.74 mm 7.8 mm HTC Desire 820 is narrower than HTC Desire 820.
Weight 155 g 175 g HTC Desire 820 is lighter than HTC Desire 820.
Body Colour Tuxedo grey | Marble white Red | Blue | Black
Body Material Polycarbonate Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.323 W/kg (body), 0.373 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 2 LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than HTC Desire 820.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 8X has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 267 ppi 397 ppi Honor 8X has better pixel density than HTC Desire 820.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - FullView Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor 8X has more RAM than HTC Desire 820.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor 8X has more internal memory than HTC Desire 820.
User Memory 11.2 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 820.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - Portrait
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 820 has face detection.
Light Source LED light -
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Auto selfie, Photo Booth feature, Live Makeup, Split Capture -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Special Effects (Front) Face fusion -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 820.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time 455 hours 697 hours Honor 8X has longer standby time than HTC Desire 820.
Talk Time 1068 minutes 1260 minutes Honor 8X has longer battery life when making calls than HTC Desire 820.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1068 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 455 hrs
Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Communication Features Mobile Email client, Internet browser -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, WMA 9 -
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Personal Information Management Calendar, synchronization with PC, calculator, reminder, alarm clock -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Sense Voice Face Unlock
OTHERS HTC Desire 820 Honor 8X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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