HTC Desire 516 vs Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL

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Comparing the HTC Desire 516 vs Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC Desire 516 and Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Both HTC Desire 516 and Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but HTC Desire 516 features a IPS LED display compared to Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 516 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire 516 offers 5 MP, making Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both HTC Desire 516 and Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL offers a higher battery capacity with 2110 mAh, while HTC Desire 516 offers 1950 mAh, making Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL better for longer battery life.


Storage: Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire 516 offers 4 GB, making Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL the better option for storage.

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HTC Desire 516
₹15,200
(Out of Stock)
Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
62%

Release Date

25 Jun, 2014
30 Jun, 2014

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 200
Snapdragon 400
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LED
IPS LCD
540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
1950 mAh
2110 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

4 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(1,132 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 25, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

N/A
Zen UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Below Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 302
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

220 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.21 %
63.73 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

140 mm
148.2 mm

Width

72 mm
72.8 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm
10.3 mm

Weight

173 grams
145 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.8
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Face detection

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Below Avg

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Other
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

1950 mAh
2110 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G)
Up to 20.6 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 28)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass