HTC Desire 820 vs. Huawei Mate 8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC Desire 820 and Huawei Mate 8. 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 Mate 8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.7 mm 157.1 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater height than Huawei Mate 8.
Width 78.74 mm 80.6 mm Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than HTC Desire 820.
Depth 7.74 mm 7.9 mm HTC Desire 820 is narrower than HTC Desire 820.
Weight 155 g 185 g HTC Desire 820 is lighter than HTC Desire 820.
Body Colour Tuxedo grey | Marble white Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold
Body Material Polycarbonate -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.323 W/kg (body), 0.373 W/kg (head) 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 2 IPS-NEO
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" Huawei Mate 8 has larger screen size than HTC Desire 820.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 8 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Display Format HD Full HD
Pixel Density 267 ppi 368 ppi Huawei Mate 8 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 Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Hisilicon Kirin 950
Clock Speed - 2.3 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Mali T880 MP4
MEMORY HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
RAM 2 GB 3 GB Huawei Mate 8 has more RAM than HTC Desire 820.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 32 GB Huawei Mate 8 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 Mate 8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Huawei Mate 8 has better camera resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 Huawei Mate 8 has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 820.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 4x
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Burst mode Time-lapse mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
White Balance - Automatic, presets
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Auto selfie, Photo Booth feature, Live Makeup, Split Capture Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip
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/2.4
Special Effects (Front) Face fusion -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 8 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 820.
Standby Time 455 hours 528 hours Huawei Mate 8 has longer standby time than HTC Desire 820.
Talk Time 1068 minutes 1080 minutes Huawei Mate 8 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
Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
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 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, 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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300
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 Huawei Mate 8
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, WMA 9 WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, 3G2 XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
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, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro 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 DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone
OTHERS HTC Desire 820 Huawei Mate 8
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter
Other projects: