HTC Desire 820 vs LG Nexus 5

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

  Nexus 5: 25 g lighter

  Desire 820:

  155 g

  Nexus 5:

  130 g

• Width

  Nexus 5: 9.5 mm narrower

  Desire 820:

  78.7 mm

  Nexus 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Nexus 5: 0.55 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 820:

  5.5 in

  Nexus 5:

  4.95 in

• Chipset

  Desire 820:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Nexus 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 820: 0.9 mm thinner

  Desire 820:

  7.7 mm

  Nexus 5:

  8.6 mm

• Height

  Nexus 5: 19.8 mm shorter

  Desire 820:

  157.7 mm

  Nexus 5:

  137.9 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. Desire 820

   Height:

   157.7 mm +19.8 mm versus Nexus 5

   Width:

   78.7 mm +9.5 mm versus Nexus 5

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Nexus 5

   Height:

   137.9 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   8.6 mm +0.9 mm versus Desire 820

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. Nexus 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4.95 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

Desire 820 has approximately 23.5% more rectangular screen area than Nexus 5.

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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