BlackBerry Evolve X 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

  Desire 820: 15 g lighter

  Evolve X:

  170 g

  Desire 820:

  155 g

• Width

  Evolve X: 1.9 mm narrower

  Evolve X:

  76.8 mm

  Desire 820:

  78.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 820: 0.49 in smaller diagonal

  Evolve X:

  5.99 in

  Desire 820:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Evolve X:

  Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)

  Desire 820:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Evolve X:

  Dual

  Desire 820:

  Single

• Depth

  Desire 820: 1.1 mm thinner

  Evolve X:

  8.8 mm

  Desire 820:

  7.7 mm

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. Evolve X

   Height:

   159.1 mm

   Width:

   76.8 mm

   Depth:

   8.8 mm +1.1 mm versus Desire 820

2. 2. Desire 820

   Height:

   157.7 mm

   Width:

   78.7 mm +1.9 mm versus Evolve X

   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. Evolve X

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

2. 2. Desire 820

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Evolve X has approximately 11% more rectangular screen area than Desire 820.

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

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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