HTC has often relied on its prowess in the design department to strut out award winning products like HTC One and HTC One M8. But good looking phones don't really translate into more profits, and who else than HTC can validate the point for us.

The HTC Desire 820 is a typical member of the manufacturer's mid-range lineup. It bears all of the characteristic design features for the family - a two-tone unibody plastic shell, complete with particular color accents and an oversized camera lens on the back.

Glossy finish is a magnet for fingerprints; Plastic is glossy and easily gets smudged and scratched; Rather small 2,600mAh battery

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

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...

Product was good till i got my new nanao sim.i am using 3g network and the battery get drains with in 5hrs of moderate use .camera is superb nearly good as DSLR with fullfunction .display could have been better.screen is afinger print mangnet .dont expect magic from this mibile its a all in one...

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...

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

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...

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