Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs HTC Desire 816

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Comparing the Google LG Nexus 5 16GB vs HTC Desire 816 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.26 GHz, while HTC Desire 816 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Google LG Nexus 5 16GB the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 816 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 4.95 inches, making HTC Desire 816 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 816 features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Google LG Nexus 5 16GB's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 816 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 8 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 2300 mAh, making HTC Desire 816 better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire 816 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Google LG Nexus 5 16GB offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire 816 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Google LG Nexus 5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 816 has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Release Date

30 Oct, 2013
21 Apr, 2014
08 Oct, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 400
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD 2
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
5 MP
16 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2600 mAh
8000 mAh
N/A
N/A
45W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
8 GB
128 GB
eMMC 4.5
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Detailed, colourful display
  • Excellent battery endurance
  • Good looks, strong IP ratings
  • Android 17 out of the box

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Camera results may appear flat
  • OS update longevity on lower end

User Ratings

4.4/5
(6,403 ratings)
4/5
(1,014 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
951,668
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
18h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Oct 30, 2013
(Official)
Apr 21, 2014
(Official)
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Below Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 305
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

2 GB
1.5 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
853
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD 2
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

445 ppi
267 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.68 %
67.51 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.6 %

Design

Height

137.84 mm
156.6 mm
162.56 mm

Width

69.17 mm
78.7 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

130 grams
165 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4160 x 3120 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
2600 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
18h 49m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹25,999
@ Flipkart
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@ Amazon