HTC Desire 820 vs Palm Pre

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

  Pre: 22 g lighter

  Desire 820:

  155 g

  Pre:

  133 g

• Width

  Pre: 19.2 mm narrower

  Desire 820:

  78.7 mm

  Pre:

  59.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Pre: 2.4 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 820:

  5.5 in

  Pre:

  3.1 in

• Depth

  Desire 820: 9.2 mm thinner

  Desire 820:

  7.7 mm

  Pre:

  16.9 mm

• Height

  Pre: 57.2 mm shorter

  Desire 820:

  157.7 mm

  Pre:

  100.5 mm

• Release year

  Desire 820:

  2014

  Pre:

  2009

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 +57.2 mm versus Pre

   Width:

   78.7 mm +19.2 mm versus Pre

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Pre

   Height:

   100.5 mm

   Width:

   59.5 mm

   Depth:

   16.9 mm +9.2 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. Pre

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.6 cm²

Desire 820 has approximately 191.4% more rectangular screen area than Pre.

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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