We compare the HTC Desire 820 vs the Samsung Galaxy Alpha to see which one is better.

The HTC Desire 820 has a display size of 5.5 inches with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels with 267ppi. In addition, it has a dual stereo front-facing BoomSound speakers which are very loud.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha display measures 4.7 inches and supports HD resolution (720×1280 pixels at 312 ppi) instead of the usual FHD resolution.

The HTC Desire 820 came with a 64bit octa core processor with four cores clocked at 1.5GHz.. The internal memory of the device is 16GB, expandable up to 128GB and it runs on Android v4.4.2 (KitKat) with 2GB of RAM.

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha has a 32bit Exynos 5 Octa 5430 processor with four cores clocked at 1.8GHz and four cores clocked at 1.3GHz, which pair with Mali-T628 MP6 graphics and 2GB of RAM, but Samsung removed the microSD card slot and limited the device to an internal memory of 32GB.

The HTC Desire 820 has a 2600mAh non-removable battery that last 22 hours. Talking with friends on 3G, and in stand by mode the phone will last up to 24 hours. The Samsung device's battery has a smaller capacity of 1860mAh which offers only 11 hours of talking time.

The HTC smartphone has a 4MP Ultrapixel camera placed on the back, while the Samsung handset has a rear camera of 12MP, and placed a traditional 2.1MP front camera.

The HTC Desire 820 cost $350, while the Samsung Galaxy Alpha is at $530.