HTC Desire 820 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus

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: 25 g lighter

  Desire 820:

  155 g

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  180 g

• Width

  Redmi 5 Plus: 3.2 mm narrower

  Desire 820:

  78.7 mm

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  75.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 820: 0.49 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 820:

  5.5 in

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  5.99 in

• Chipset

  Desire 820:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

• Release year

  Desire 820:

  2014

  Redmi 5 Plus:

  2018

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 +3.2 mm versus Redmi 5 Plus

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Redmi 5 Plus

   Height:

   158.5 mm

   Width:

   75.5 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 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. Desire 820

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Redmi 5 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.99 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.6 cm²

Redmi 5 Plus 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

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Battery capacity

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