Complete specification
| Section | Specification | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | Status | Available. Released 2015, March |
| Announced | 2015, January | |
| Release date | 26 March 2015 | |
| Display | Size | 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm (~68.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Protection | Gorilla Glass | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) | |
| Technology | Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | |
| Pixel density | 401 ppi | |
| Screen to body ratio | 68.1% | |
| Memory | RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Card | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Built-in | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | |
| Storage type | eMMC 4.5 | |
| Storage variants | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16GB 2GB RAM | |
| Sound | 3 5mm Jack | Yes |
| Audio jack | 3.5 mm | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| Additional features | Dolby audio enhancement Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
| Features | Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Additional features | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 626 h (2G) / Up to 687 h (3G) | |
| Talk Time | Up to 22 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G) | |
| Misc | Models | Desire 826 dual sim |
| Build | OS | Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Colors | White Birch, Blue Lagoon, Marshmallow White, Dark Grey, Purple Fire | |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | |
| SIM size | SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano | |
| Dimensions | 158 x 77.5 x 8 mm (6.22 x 3.05 x 0.31 in) | |
| Price | Conversion rate | 1 EUR = 1.16 USD |
| Approx. price EUR | €200.00 | |
| Approx. price USD | $232.00 | |
| Camera | Main | 13 MP, AF, f/2.2 |
| Front | 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3", 2µm (HK model) 13 MP (India model) | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps | |
| Features | LED flash, HDR | |
| Front video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front features | HDR | |
| Frequency | Edge | Yes |
| Gprs | Yes | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
| 2G Band | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | |
| 3G Band | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| 4G Band | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - HK, India | |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Additional features | TD-SCDMA - HK, India | |
| Processor | CPU | Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Adreno 405 | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) | |
| Fabrication | 28 nm | |
| Architecture | 32 bit | |
| Connectivity | GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) |
| NFC | No | |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| Radio | FM radio | |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, aptX |
