HTC Desire 820 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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: 35 g lighter

  Desire 820:

  155 g

  Redmi Note 8:

  190 g

• Width

  Redmi Note 8: 3.4 mm narrower

  Desire 820:

  78.7 mm

  Redmi Note 8:

  75.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 820: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 820:

  5.5 in

  Redmi Note 8:

  6.3 in

• Chipset

  Desire 820:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Redmi Note 8:

  Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Desire 820:

  Single

  Redmi Note 8:

  Quad

• Depth

  Desire 820: 0.7 mm thinner

  Desire 820:

  7.7 mm

  Redmi Note 8:

  8.4 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

   Width:

   78.7 mm +3.4 mm versus Redmi Note 8

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Redmi Note 8

   Height:

   158.3 mm

   Width:

   75.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.4 mm +0.7 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. Redmi Note 8

   Screen diagonal:

   6.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   97.4 cm²

Redmi Note 8 has approximately 16.8% 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

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

Battery capacity

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