“Though lots of HTC handsets are powered by Qualcomm, the lastest Desire 820 is no exception using the world first 64-bit octa-core processor Snapdragon 615, but it doesn't mean that HTC is not going to use processors from MediaTek or Intel, sujecting to product positioning,” said Chang Chia-lin.

Desire 820 maintains the same 5.5-inch display size and 720p resolution, while cranking the processor up to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 — an octa-core chip with cores at 1.5GHz and 1.0GHz. On top of that there's 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, both increased from the Desire 816.

Other notables include a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 lens, a whopping 8-megapixel front-facing camera and 2,600mAh battery.