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.

The Desire HTC 820 shows that mid-range smartphones can be impressive without taking themselves too seriously - at least that's what I've taken from a first impression. A young generation of smartphone users, which is less concerned with "business" and more about fun and lifestyle, should find this...

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

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

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