HTC Desire 816 vs Google LG Nexus 5 16GB

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

Spec Score

64%
69%

Release Date

21 Apr, 2014
30 Oct, 2013

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2300 mAh
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB
N/A
eMMC 4.5

User Ratings

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

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Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

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

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Processor

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 330

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 2
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

267 ppi
445 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
70.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla

Design

Height

156.6 mm
137.84 mm

Width

78.7 mm
69.17 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

165 grams
130 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.430 mm focal length CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
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)
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Wi-Fi

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

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

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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