HTC Desire 820 vs. Nothing Phone (1)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 820 and Nothing Phone (1). 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. Nothing Phone (1) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.7 mm 159.2 mm Nothing Phone (1) has greater height than HTC Desire 820.
Width 78.74 mm 75.8 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater width than Nothing Phone (1).
Depth 7.74 mm 8.3 mm HTC Desire 820 is narrower than HTC Desire 820.
Weight 155 g 193.5 g HTC Desire 820 is lighter than HTC Desire 820.
Body Colour Tuxedo grey | Marble white Black
Body Material Polycarbonate Recycled plastic, 100% recycled aluminium
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Nothing Phone (1) is waterproof.
IP rating - IP53
SAR Value 0.323 W/kg (body), 0.373 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.99 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
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD 2 -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.55" Nothing Phone (1) has larger screen size than HTC Desire 820.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Nothing Phone (1) has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 267 ppi 402 ppi Nothing Phone (1) has better pixel density than HTC Desire 820.
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Nothing Phone (1) has better colour depth than HTC Desire 820.
HDR - Yes Nothing Phone (1) has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features - Haptic touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Clock Speed - 2.5 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Qualcomm ADRENO 642L
MEMORY HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
RAM 2 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more RAM than HTC Desire 820.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Nothing Phone (1) has more internal memory than HTC Desire 820.
User Memory 11.2 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.88 Nothing Phone (1) has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 820.
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Nothing Phone (1) has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm 24 mm
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, night mode, Beauty mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Scene mode, Live Photos, Filter mode, Document mode 2.0, Extreme Night Vision
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 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Auto selfie, Photo Booth feature, Live Makeup, Split Capture OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 114 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Nothing Phone (1) has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.1"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.45
Special Effects (Front) Face fusion -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Beauty mode, Live Photos, Portrait, Filter mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 4500 mAh Nothing Phone (1) has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 820.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nothing Phone (1) has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 70 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Nothing Phone (1) can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi, Reverse wireless charging
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 Nothing Phone (1)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Nothing Phone (1) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) -
User Interface HTC Sense -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
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 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
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, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.2
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 -
MEDIA HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, WMA 9 WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, 3G2 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, RGB sensor, gyroscope, sensor core
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 Three microphones, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS HTC Desire 820 Nothing Phone (1)
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP53
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