HTC Desire vs HTC Desire 816
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Announced | |
| February 2010 | February 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2010 | Available - March 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Brown, Silver, White | Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in) |
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm (6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 135 g (4.76 oz) | 165 g (5.82 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 576 MB [Browse Similar] | 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| N/A | 8 GB ROM |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update | Yes, 720p |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps | HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM | 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1400 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 340 h (2G) Up to 360 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) |
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