alcatel Idol Mini vs HTC Desire 820

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Idol Mini: 59 g lighter

  Idol Mini:

  96 g

  Desire 820:

  155 g

• Width

  Idol Mini: 16.7 mm narrower

  Idol Mini:

  62 mm

  Desire 820:

  78.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Idol Mini: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  Idol Mini:

  4.3 in

  Desire 820:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Idol Mini:

  Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)

  Desire 820:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

• Height

  Idol Mini: 30.6 mm shorter

  Idol Mini:

  127.1 mm

  Desire 820:

  157.7 mm

• Release year

  Idol Mini:

  2013

  Desire 820:

  2014

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Height:

   127.1 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Desire 820

   Height:

   157.7 mm +30.6 mm versus Idol Mini

   Width:

   78.7 mm +16.7 mm versus Idol Mini

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Desire 820

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Desire 820 has approximately 63.6% more rectangular screen area than Idol Mini.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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