HTC Desire 516 vs HTC Desire 516C

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Comparing the HTC Desire 516 vs HTC Desire 516C across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC Desire 516 and HTC Desire 516C run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


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


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire 516 and HTC Desire 516C feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 516 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while HTC Desire 516C offers 0.3 MP, making HTC Desire 516 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both HTC Desire 516 and HTC Desire 516C offer the same 1950 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both HTC Desire 516 and HTC Desire 516C offer the same internal storage of 4 GB.


User Rating: HTC Desire 516 receives a higher user rating of 3.6, while HTC Desire 516C has a rating of 3.3.

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HTC Desire 516
₹15,200
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

25 Jun, 2014
18 Oct, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 200
Snapdragon 200
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LED
TFT
540x960 px
540x960 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1950 mAh
1950 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

4 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(1,132 ratings)
3.3/5
(52 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 25, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 302
N/A

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LED
TFT

Screen Size

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

Resolution

540x960 px
540x960 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi
220 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.21 %
68.33 %

Design

Height

140 mm
140 mm

Width

72 mm
72 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

173 grams
160 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.8
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Other
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1950 mAh
1950 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

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
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Accelerometer