HTC Desire 820 vs. Huawei P20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC Desire 820 and Huawei P20. 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. Huawei P20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157.7 mm 149.1 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater height than Huawei P20.
Width 78.74 mm 70.8 mm HTC Desire 820 has greater width than Huawei P20.
Depth 7.74 mm 7.65 mm Huawei P20 is narrower than HTC Desire 820.
Weight 155 g 165 g HTC Desire 820 is lighter than HTC Desire 820.
Body Colour Tuxedo grey | Marble white Black
Body Material Polycarbonate -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.323 W/kg (body), 0.373 W/kg (head) 1.26 W/kg (body), 0.76 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 Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD 2 TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.8" Huawei P20 has larger screen size than HTC Desire 820.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels Huawei P20 has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 267 ppi 428 ppi Huawei P20 has better pixel density than HTC Desire 820.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - FullView Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Hisilicon Kirin 970 - with i7
Clock Speed - 2.36 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Huawei P20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Huawei P20 has more RAM than HTC Desire 820.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Huawei P20 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 -
CAMERA HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC Desire 820 has better camera resolution than Huawei P20.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS RGB CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei P20 has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 820.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Digital Zoom - 2x
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode Auto scene recognition, 3D Portrait Lighting
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC Desire 820 has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual tone LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Auto selfie, Photo Booth feature, Live Makeup, Split Capture Leica Dual-Kamera, 2x Hybrid Zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 20 Megapixel
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Monochrome CMOS
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei P20 has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 820.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Special Effects (Front) Face fusion -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) - Light Fusion technology
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2600 mAh 3400 mAh Huawei P20 has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 820.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI Safe SuperCharge technology Huawei P20 has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 90 min
Standby Time 455 hours 406 hours HTC Desire 820 has longer standby time than Huawei P20.
Talk Time 1068 minutes 1140 minutes Huawei P20 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: up to 1140 min
Standby: up to 406 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
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 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.1
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
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
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 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, 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
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 1800, 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
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 P20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, OGG, MIDI, M4A, WMA 9 Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, 3G2 -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound -
FEATURES HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
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, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature 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 Face Unlock, MIMO technology, Knuckle, Split Screen, Neural Network Processing Unit
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS HTC Desire 820 Huawei P20
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C high resolution earphones
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