HTC Desire 820Q Dual SIM
HTC Desire 820Q Dual SIM- A cheaper version of HTC smartphone equipped with a powerful 13MP camera. The dual SIM smartphone features a 1.2GHz Quad Core processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM and comes powered by 2600 mAh battery. The device boasts a 5.5-inch 720p display with Corning Gorilla glass protection and equips Blinkfeed home screen.HTC

Taiwanese smartphone major, HTC on Thursday (12 March) launched a new handset Desire 820s in India.

The new HTC smartphone is the third variant of the Desire 820 series; the company had released the original 820 model with 64-bit class Snapdragon 615 Octa-core SoC (System on Chip) and a low-end model Desire 820Q with 64-bit class Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor in late 2014.

This newly launched Desire 820S houses a 1.7GHz MediaTek Octa-core CPU. Other internal hardware such as screen, camera, battery, inbuilt-memory capacity of device are same as seen in the other two 820 series devices.

[Read more: HTC Desire 820, 820Q, 816G Launched in India]

It sports 5.5-inch HD screen with Gorilla Glass 3 and ships with 2GB RAM, 16GB inbuilt memory and a 2600 mAh battery.

On the photography front, it comes packed with 13.0-megapixel camera  with BSI sensor, F/2.2, 28 mm lens, 1080p video recording and a feature-rich 8.0-megapixel snapper on the front, which is certain please selfie aficionados.

HTC Desire 820S India price details:

HTC Desire 820S has been priced ₹24,840 in India, reported The Indian Express.

It has a very good build quality, decent camera specifications and a big brand name to go with it; but, with such an exorbitant price tag, HTC will have a  tough time convincing the price-sensitive Indian buyers as there are similar feature-rich devices like Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G and Micromax YU Yureka which are available for much lesser prices.

Key specifications of HTC Desire 820S, 820 and 820Q:

Model HTC Desire 820S (New) HTC Desire 820 HTC Desire 820Q
Display 5.5-inch HD (1280x720p) screen 5.5-inch HD (1280x720p) screen 5.5-inch HD (1280x720p) screen
OS Android with HTC Sense Android with HTC Sense Android with HTC Sense
Processor 1.7 GHz Octa-Core Mediatek processor 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 series Octa-core CPU (1.5GHz quad-core +1.0GHz quad-core) 64-bit 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 series quad-core CPU
RAM 2GB 2GB 1GB
Storage capacity 16GB, expandable up to 128GB 16GB, expandable up to 128GB 16GB, expandable up to 128GB
Camera
  • Main: 13.0-megapixel camera with BSI sensor, F/2.2, 28 mm lens, 1080p video recording
  • Front: 8.0-megapixel with BSI sensor, full HD video recording ability
  • Main: 13.0-megapixel camera with BSI sensor, F/2.2, 28 mm lens, 1080p video recording
  • Front: 8.0-megapixel with BSI sensor, full HD video recording ability
  • Main: 13.0-megapixel camera
  • Front: 8.0-megapixel camera
Battery 2600 mAh
  • Talk time: up to 22.4 hours (3G)
  • Standby time: close to 424 hour (3G)
2600 mAh
  • Talk time: up to 22.4 hours (3G)
  • Standby time: close to 424 hour (3G)
2600 mAh
  • Talk time: up to 22.4 hours (3G)
  • Standby time: close to 424 hour (3G)
Network 2G, 3G & 4G-LTE (in select markets), 2G, 3G & 4G-LTE (in select markets), 2G, 3G & 4G-LTE (in select markets),
Add-ons Dual-SIM slots (type: Nano), Bluetooth v4.0 (with aptX enabled), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n; dual band: 2.4 & 5 GHz), micro-USB v2.0,dual frontal stereo speaker with built-in amplifiers(HTC BoomSound technology) Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS, Dual-SIM slots (type: Nano), Bluetooth v4.0 (with aptX enabled), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n; dual band: 2.4 & 5 GHz), micro-USB v2.0,dual frontal stereo speaker with built-in amplifiers(HTC BoomSound technology) Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS, Dual-SIM slots (type: Nano), Bluetooth v4.0 (with aptX enabled), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n; dual band: 2.4 & 5 GHz), micro-USB v2.0,dual frontal stereo speaker with built-in amplifiers(HTC BoomSound technology) Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS,
Dimensions 157.7 x 78.74 x 7.74 mm 157.7 x 78.74 x 7.74 mm 157.7 x 78.74 x 7.74 mm
Weight 155 g 155 g 155 g
Price ₹24,890 (MRP: ₹25,500) Ranges around ₹22,500 Available under ₹20,000