HTC Brings Out the Colourful Desire 820 and Desire 820Q Dual-SIM in India

HTC has launched its new offerings Desire 820 and Desire 820Q Dual SIM in India, which the company showcased at the IFA Berlin 2014. HTC has been one of the front runners in the smartphone game with itsĀ One M8 and the Desire line-up, which have been a favourite amongst Android lovers.
The smartphones have been given anĀ amazing look and feel. They come with a bold two-tone color scheme that makes the devices standout. Even the HTC logo on the back gets a different color treatment for each phone color option. The devices are made in a unibody, polycarbonate casing that HTC defines as its ādouble shot color technology.ā
Same as its predecessor Desire 816, new desire 820 comes with a 5.5 inch 720p HD screen. The new handsetĀ isĀ one of the first phones to come with a 64 bit Qualcommās octa-core Snapdragon 615 chipset. The processor runs on two quad-core chips of 1.5GHz and 1.0GHz with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage.
On the imaging side, the main camera on the device is a 13 MP shooter with f/2.2 aperture and the front camera packs an 8 MP which is one of the main highlight of the handset.Ā The device is powered through a 2600 mAh battery. On the software front, it runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat wrapped under Sense UI. The Desire 820 comes with latest Category 4Ā LTE.
The HTC Desire 820Q is essentially the mini version of Desire 820. It comes with a 64 bit Snapdragon 410 1.2 GHz Ā quad core processor and 1GB of RAM. The handset borrows rest of the specs from its bigger brother.Ā Both smartphonesĀ will have DLNA to stream wireless on TV.
Back in IFA, HTC saidĀ that the phones will be updated with Android L when it comes out which makes it one of the first companies to promise the Android L upgrades. TheyĀ come withĀ HTCās Dual Boomsound front facing speakers and also its own version of the dot view case. Both devices will be shipped in early November, however, the pricing is not revealed yet, the company said that they will announce the pricing near the release date.
Specs |
HTC Desire 820 |
HTC Desire 820Q Dual-SIM |
Display | 5.5 inch, 720Ć1280 pixels, ~267ppi | 5.5 inch, 720Ć1280 pixels, ~267ppi |
Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615Ā 1.5 GHzĀ octa-core (64 bit) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 1.2 GHzĀ octa-core (64 bit) |
RAM | 2GB | 1GB |
StorageĀ | 16GB expandable upto 128GB | 16GB expandable upto 128GB |
Battery capacity (mAh) | 2600, non-removable | 2600, non-removable |
Camera | Rear camera 13-megapixel Front camera 8-megapixel |
Rear camera 13-megapixel Front camera 8-megapixel |
Operating System | AndroidĀ 4.4 | AndroidĀ 4.4 |