Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 816 vs HTC Desire 516 vs HTC Desire 320

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced February 2014 June 2014 January 2015
Status Available - March 2014 Available - June 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 6,820 ($99.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black Black, White Meridian Gray, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
132 x 67.8 x 10.5 mm
(5.2 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
- -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302 -
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 4 GB 4 GB, 512 MB (North America)
8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.67% 68.55% 62.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio (EU model only)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels / LED flash (EU m
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Geo-tagging Yes
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB (North America)
8 GB, 1 GB RAM (EU)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 1950 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 220 h (3G) Up to 690 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 9 h (3G) Up to 12 h (3G)