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HTC Desire 516 vs HTC Desire XC

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Summary
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Performance

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4

768 MB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

540x960 px

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

N/A

Battery

1950 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

1650 mAh

6 h talktime (2G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3/5

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User Rating

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3.6/5 based on 1,179 ratings

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3.4/5 based on 93 ratings

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HTC Desire XC is permanently discontinued.
General
Launch Date

June 25, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8625

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics

Adreno 302

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

768 MB

Display
Average
Display Type

IPS LED

TFT

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.21 %

61.17 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 140 mm
Width: 72 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Height: 119.5 mm
Width: 62.3 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

Weight

173 grams

107 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.8, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

Other
854x480 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

1950 mAh

1650 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G)

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 220 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+CDMA

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Mini
SIM2: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

2G Bands:
CDMA 1900 / 800 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer