In our review of the HTC Desire 816 , we were enamored by the solid package HTC was able to deliver – easily making it one of the more noteworthy devices in the mid-range market. Even with its universal acclaim, its only area of opportunity came in its processing performance.

Accents throughout the phone give its design a very lively look; It's lightweight; slim; and solidly constructed; 64-bit based octa-core Snapdragon is a nice addition; Dual-SIM functionality; Stronger brightness output makes the display more visible outdoors; Great still shot performance with its...

Lack of software optimizations for a phablet; Missing NFC connectivity; Operating performance isn't drastically better than previous HTC phones; Poor 1080p video recording quality

If you've been following our latest updates you'd know that one of the biggest smartphones' event, IFA , is happening right now and there is a shower of new smartphones releases. HTC among which with its new Desire 820; a midrange successor to the Desire 816 which is soon to be released.

8MP front camera and 13MP back camera; Octa core processor; slim and elegant design

Average display

Solid build quality Front facing speakers Vivid display 64-bit processor Subpar camera Fairly low res for the display size Slippery design HTC delivers again by bringing us a high end experience without the high end price tag.

Solid build quality Front facing speakers Vivid display 64-bit processor

Subpar camera Fairly low res for the display size Slippery design

Things are really starting to heat up in the 64-bit mobile market following the launch of the iPhone 5S and its A7 processor. Since then we've had a plethora of rumours surrounding countless phones bringing the new tech, but with the 5.5-inch HTC Desire 820 we have another 64-bit phone we can...

We're waiting for an official UK price but we can predict the Desire 820 will cost around ￡300 and that's pretty good for a nice looking albeit plastic smartphone with a 13Mp rear camera and a 64-bit Octa-core processor ready for Android L. Look out for a full review soon.

In some markets the Desire 820 is available with dual SIM slots (as seen on the Moto G 2nd Generation), but in the UK it's likely the single version SIM will be offered. Provided HTC can get a wide distribution of the device in the UK and don't focus the product on Asia, they could really have a hit...

The Desire 820 is an attractive, well made (albeit slippery) handset, cherry-picking useful features from the One (M8) including its front-facing speakers, Sense 6.0 software, and Dot View case.

HTC, as a company, was going the wrong way for a while. For example, in May 2013, the company released a Snapdragon 200-powered Desire 600 with a 4.5 inch qHD display that cost people 27k rupees.

Dual tone design is striking; Great display; HTC boomsound speakers never disappoint; Good price – performance ratio

Daunting for small hands; bezels are the villain; Overheating is an issue; but highly unpredictable; Software was buggy initially

HTC just announced a new flagship to its Desite lineup - the HTC Desire 820 and 820q, the octacore and quadcore versions respectively. The 820 takes over from the 816 at the very top of the range, while the later gets a new variant - the 816G, a 3G only device identical in all other respects, which...

The Taiwanese giant has launched a number of Desire series smartphones so far this year, including the Desire 210 Dual SIM (Rs. 8,700); Desire 310 Dual SIM (Rs. 11,700); Desire 516 Dual SIM (Rs. 14,200); Desire 616 Dual SIM (Rs. 16,900), and Desire 816 (Rs.