HTC Desire 820 vs. Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of HTC Desire 820 and Apple iPhone 6s Plus. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 820 vs. Apple iPhone 6s Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone - refurbished
Manufacturer Model Number - A1687
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.7 mm 158.2 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus has greater height than HTC Desire 820.
Width 78.74 mm 77.9 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater width than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Depth 7.74 mm 7.3 mm Apple iPhone 6s Plus is narrower than HTC Desire 820.
Weight 155 g 192 g HTC Desire 820 is lighter than HTC Desire 820.
Body Colour Tuxedo grey | Marble white Space grey | Gold | Silver | Rose gold
Body Material Polycarbonate Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.323 W/kg (body), 0.373 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.93 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 2 Retina HD display with IPS technology
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 Apple iPhone 6s Plus has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Display Format HD Full HD
Pixel Density 267 ppi 401 ppi Apple iPhone 6s Plus has better pixel density than HTC Desire 820.
Max Brightness - 500 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1300:1
Display Features - Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Apple A9
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture - Yes Apple iPhone 6s Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
RAM 2 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 11.2 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC Desire 820 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Apple iPhone 6s Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 3x
Special Effects - Auto HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Burst mode Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light 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, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Auto selfie, Photo Booth feature, Live Makeup, Split Capture Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel HTC Desire 820 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.2
Special Effects (Front) Face fusion -
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Apple iPhone 6s Plus has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Front) - FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh -
Standby Time 455 hours 384 hours HTC Desire 820 has longer standby time than Apple iPhone 6s Plus.
Talk Time 1068 minutes 1440 minutes Apple iPhone 6s Plus 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 (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby: up to 384 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 12 hrs
Playback (video): up to 14 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 80 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 4.4 (KitKat) iOS 9
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
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 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
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 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, WMA 9 WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, 3G2 AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s 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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer
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 Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Dynamic Lock Screen, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor, Apple TV support (2nd or later)
OTHERS HTC Desire 820 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods
Compliant Standards - HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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