HTC Desire 825 vs. Google Pixel 3

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 825 and Google Pixel 3. 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 825 vs. Google Pixel 3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 145.6 mm HTC Desire 825 has greater height than Google Pixel 3.
Width 76.9 mm 68.2 mm HTC Desire 825 has greater width than Google Pixel 3.
Depth 7.4 mm 7.9 mm HTC Desire 825 is narrower than HTC Desire 825.
Weight 155 g 148 g Google Pixel 3 is lighter than HTC Desire 825.
Body Colour - Not pink | Clearly white | Just black
Body Material - Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 3 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.377 W/kg 1.33 W/kg
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) - Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.5" Both phones have the same screen size.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 3 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 825.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 267 ppi 443 ppi Google Pixel 3 has better pixel density than HTC Desire 825.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 3 has HDR.
Display Features Display colour personalisation Always-on display, 3D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Clock Speed 1.6 GHz 2.5 GHz Google Pixel 3 has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 825.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Google Pixel 3 has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 825.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Google Pixel 3 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 630
MEMORY HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Google Pixel 3 has more RAM than HTC Desire 825.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 3 has more internal memory than HTC Desire 825.
User Memory 10.5 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel HTC Desire 825 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Google Pixel 3 has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 825.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 3 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Continuous shot -
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 3 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 825.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.2 Google Pixel 3 has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 825.
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/1.8
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 2915 mAh Google Pixel 3 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 825.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 3 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 672 hours -
Talk Time 1440 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1440 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 672 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 7 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 48 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 6 hrs
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CELLULAR HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, 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, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC - Yes Google Pixel 3 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A Apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Active Edge v2
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HTC BlinkFeed, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Pixel Visual Core, Titan M Security Module
OTHERS HTC Desire 825 Google Pixel 3
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C charger, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C headphones, USB-C to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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