Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 820q Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 826 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Samsung
Announced October 2014 January 2015 August 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 30,500 ($448.53) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Santorini White, Tuxedo Gray, Milky-way Gray Various Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
- 130.1 x 67.6 x 9.5 mm
(5.12 x 2.66 x 0.37 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) - 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Single or Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (Dual SIM)
4G Network LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41)
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J111F / Quad-core 1.2 GHz / Dual-core 1.3 GHz - J110L
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 405 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.20% - 59.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 5 MP, 2592 Ñ… 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM - J110M, J111F
4 GB, 768 MB RAM - J110F, J1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -