| Local Name | Desire 826 |
| Additional Information | Preliminary specifications |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2015, January |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, March |
| Dimensions | 158 x 77.5 x 8 mm (6.22 x 3.05 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Display Type | Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.5 inches (~68.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes | HTC Sense UI |
| OS | Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 405 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, simultaneous HD video and image recording, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps |
| Secondary Camera | 4 MP, 1080p (1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size) |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Features Summary | Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, Document viewer, Photo/video editor |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery |
| Colors | Various |