Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 400 Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 516 vs HTC Desire 820

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced December 2012 June 2014 September 2014
Status Available - December 2012 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Blue Black, White Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (China)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU - Adreno 302 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.67% 68.55% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, BSI Sensor Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP, BSI Sensor [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1950 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 435 h (3G) Up to 220 h (3G) Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 6 min (3G) Up to 9 h (3G) Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)