Desire 826 sports a 5.5-inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixels, and is powered by a 64-bit, octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor.
| Type | TFT-LCD, 16M colors |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Pixel Density | 401 ppi |
| Screen Size | 5.5 inches |
| Processor | Quad Core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615, Cortex-A53 |
| Operating System | Android 5.0.1, Lollipop |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB |
| Expandable | 128 GB, Micro SD card |
| Rear Camera | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels, autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, simultaneous HD video and image recording, HDR |
| Front Camera | 13 MP |
| Image Stablizer | No |
| Flash | Yes, LED |
| Video Recording | Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps |
| Design | Bar |
| Size | 158 x 77.5 x 7.99 mm |
| Weight | 183 grams |
| Capacity | 2600 mAh, Li-Po |
| Type | Non Removable |
| Talktime | 22 hrs |
| Standby Time | 625 hrs |
| Radio | Yes |
| Media Player | Yes, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player |
| Video Player | Yes, MP4/H.264/WMV player |
| Network | 2G, 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, apt-X |
| WiFi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Internet | EDGE |
| GPS | With A-GPS |
| USB | Micro |
| HDMI | No |
| Headphone Connector | 3.5 mm |
| SIM | Single, Nano-SIM |
| NFC | Yes |
| DLNA | No |
| Sensors | |
| Built in Applications | Yes, Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook chat, Yahoo!, YouTube, Gmail, Google Search, WhatsApp |
| Warrenty | 1 Year |
| Keypad | Touchscreen, Capacitive with multitouch, HTC Sense UI |