HTC Desire 820 vs. Huawei P9 plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC Desire 820 and Huawei P9 plus. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 820 vs. Huawei P9 plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.7 mm 152.3 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater height than Huawei P9 plus.
Width 78.74 mm 75.3 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater width than Huawei P9 plus.
Depth 7.74 mm 6.98 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than HTC Desire 820.
Weight 155 g 162 g HTC Desire 820 is lighter than HTC Desire 820.
Body Colour Tuxedo grey | Marble white Quartz grey
Body Material Polycarbonate Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.323 W/kg (body), 0.373 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD 2 Full HD Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei P9 plus has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Display Format HD Full HD
Pixel Density 267 ppi 401 ppi Huawei P9 plus has better pixel density than HTC Desire 820.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Features - 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Hisilicon Kirin 955
Clock Speed - 2.5 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei P9 plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Mali T880 MP4
MEMORY HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Huawei P9 plus has more RAM than HTC Desire 820.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Huawei P9 plus 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 128 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC Desire 820 has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm 27 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode Pro mode, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 820 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) Auto selfie, Photo Booth feature, Live Makeup, Split Capture Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/1.9
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) Face fusion -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 3400 mAh Huawei P9 plus has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 820.
Standby Time 455 hours -
Talk Time 1068 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1068 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 455 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Infrared (IrDA), 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 Huawei P9 plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, WMA 9 WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, 3G2 RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
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 Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices - 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 Knuckle 2.0
OTHERS HTC Desire 820 Huawei P9 plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter
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