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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Google LG Nexus 5 16GB
₹29,990
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 816
₹27,390
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
64%

Release Date

30 Oct, 2013
21 Apr, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 400
Quad Core (upto 2.26 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD 2
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
5 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2600 mAh
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
8 GB
eMMC 4.5
N/A

User Ratings

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

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General

Launch Date

Oct 30, 2013
(Official)
Apr 21, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Below Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Processor

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1.5 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

445 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.68 %
67.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Design

Height

137.84 mm
156.6 mm

Width

69.17 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8 mm

Weight

130 grams
165 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

1.3 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

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
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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