HTC Desire 820 vs LG GW620

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.

  • Weight

    GW620: 16 g lighter

    Desire 820:
    155 g
    GW620:
    139 g
  • Width

    GW620: 24.2 mm narrower

    Desire 820:
    78.7 mm
    GW620:
    54.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    GW620: 2.5 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 820:
    5.5 in
    GW620:
    3 in
  • Depth

    Desire 820: 8.2 mm thinner

    Desire 820:
    7.7 mm
    GW620:
    15.9 mm
  • Height

    GW620: 48.7 mm shorter

    Desire 820:
    157.7 mm
    GW620:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    Desire 820:
    2014
    GW620:
    2009

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 +48.7 mm versus GW620
    Width:
    78.7 mm +24.2 mm versus GW620
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
  2. 2. GW620

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    54.5 mm
    Depth:
    15.9 mm +8.2 mm versus Desire 820

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire 820

    155 g

    +16 g versus GW620

  2. 2. GW620

    139 g

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. GW620

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

Desire 820 has approximately 211.2% more rectangular screen area than GW620.

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, GW620, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDesire 820GW620
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
GW620: Original memory entry

150 MB

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. GW620

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

    +1100 mAh versus GW620

  2. 2. GW620

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire 8202. GW620

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 820, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 157.7 Х 78.7 Х 7.7 mm
  • 109 Х 54.5 Х 15.9 mm
Weight
  • 155 g
  • 139 g
Technology
  • LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 150 MB
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
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
  • Android 1.5
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (optional)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 820, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 26.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.2%
  • 45.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 192 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 820, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 320p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.3
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire 820, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 405
Unknown
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, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
Release date
  • 2014
  • September
  • 2009
  • September
Colors
  • Marble white
  • Tuxedo Grey
  • Santorini White
  • Milky-way Grey
  • Tangerine White
  • Saffron Grey
  • Flamingo Grey
  • Blue Misty
  • Monarch Orange
  • Black
  • Gray
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 340 EUR
  • 90 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 424 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h 40 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 820, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
SIM card
  • Nano-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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.21 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 820, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 820, GW620.
SpecificationDesire 820GW620
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Photo/video editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as LG Eve
  • LG InTouch Max GW620 and LG LinkMe