HTC Desire 820 vs Icemobile Apollo

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Screen diagonal

    Apollo: 2.9 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 820:
    5.5 in
    Apollo:
    2.6 in
  • Chipset

    Desire 820:
    Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
    Apollo:
    Mediatek MT6515
  • Release year

    Desire 820:
    2014
    Apollo:
    2012

Physical size

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. Desire 820

    Height:
    157.7 mm
    Width:
    78.7 mm
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
    Weight:
    155 g
  2. 2. Apollo

    Height:
    Unknown
    Width:
    Unknown
    Depth:
    Unknown
    Weight:
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

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. Desire 820

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²
  2. 2. Apollo

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²

Desire 820 has approximately 314.3% more rectangular screen area than Apollo.

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.

Recorded RAM for Desire 820, Apollo, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDesire 820Apollo
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown

Practical features

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

1. Desire 820

NFC:
See details Yes (optional)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Apollo

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire 820

    2600 mAh

    +1400 mAh versus Apollo

  2. 2. Apollo

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire 8202. Apollo

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 157.7 Х 78.7 Х 7.7 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 155 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2600 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
  • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6515
NFC
  • Yes (optional)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 20.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.2%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 222 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.3
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 405
  • PowerVR SGX531
Antutu 7 score *
  • 37236
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 573
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1447
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 1914
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
Release date
  • 2014
  • September
  • 2012
  • October
Colors
  • Marble white
  • Tuxedo Grey
  • Santorini White
  • Milky-way Grey
  • Tangerine White
  • Saffron Grey
  • Flamingo Grey
  • Blue Misty
  • Monarch Orange
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 340 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 424 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
  • Asia HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Europe TD-SCDMA - Asia -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - Europe LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 8(900) - EMEA LTE band 1(2100)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - Asia
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 820, Apollo.
SpecificationDesire 820Apollo
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor