Updated: Mar 31, 2018, 11:59 PM

HTC Desire 816 Specs

8.5

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HTC Desire 816 Review

9.2

User Score (18 reviews)

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OS

Android 5.0 Lollipop
HTC Sense UI

Display

5.5-inch
1280 x 720 px

Camera

13 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

2600 mAh

Storage

8GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
1.5GB RAM

Description

The HTC Desire 816 sports 5.5-inch display, 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 4G LTE connectivity and two powerful cameras - a 13MP rear-facing camera as well as a 5MP front-facing camera.

This device is also known as HTC Desire 8

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Display Benchmarks
Size:	5.5-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 720 px, 267 PPI
Technology:	S-LCD 2
Screen-to-body:	67.58 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware Benchmarks
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Processor:	Quad-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7
GPU:	Adreno 305
RAM:	1.5GB
Internal storage:	8GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS:	Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.2), HTC Sense UI Screenshots
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	2600 mAh
Type:	Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera Camera samples
Main camera:	13 MP (Autofocus)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 28 mm
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Features:	Picture-taking during video recording
Front:	5 MP
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 inches (156.6 x 78.7 x 7.99 mm)
Weight:	5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Colors:	Black, Gray, Pink, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, White

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 20(800 DD), 8(900), 3(1800), 7(2600)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type:	Nano SIM

Multimedia Benchmarks
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	DLNA
Radio:	FM

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.0
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass
Other:	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, WAV), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced:	Feb 24, 2014

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Alternative variants

HTC Desire 816 Dual

Differences from the main variant:
Dual SIM:	Yes

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Overall User Rating

(18 reviews)

9.2

Build quality

9.2

Camera quality

9.4

Performance

9.8

Display

9.5

Battery life and charging

9.3

Ashaarawy

Arena Apprentice

Not bad

Posted: Sep 29, 2015, 1:58 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

Medium phone, I hate plastics, resolution and camera not bad, internet is nice, low system memory, Nice secondry camera, handfull size, I think i will migrate to windows mobile coz i tried android on samsung and htc and both are sluggish and lagging

aepler315

Arena Apprentice

Amazing phone, especially for the price

Posted: Aug 23, 2015, 5:16 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

Very nice phone. Anyone who has owned this device will know that you're getting a pretty good bang for your buck. It runs all modern apps and games perfectly. Having access to Android L is also a plus. I've had this phone for 11 months at the time of writing, and have never had a problem. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a decent phone, but is also on a budget. 10/10

idrisbarack07

Arena Apprentice

htc desire 816 4g lte orange (unlocked)

Posted: Mar 26, 2015, 11:33 PM

Phone owned for less than 3 months

£179.95. I paid for the phone. If I am reviewing by rating each section, it's based by comparing the above mentioned price range. The only reason I have replaced my previous LG G2 with this new device is because of the richer audio experience through speakers and foremost headphones.

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