HTC Desire 816 vs HTC Desire Eye

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Comparing the HTC Desire 816 vs HTC Desire Eye across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire Eye runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while HTC Desire 816 runs at 1.6 GHz, making HTC Desire Eye the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 816 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while HTC Desire Eye offers 5.2 inches, making HTC Desire 816 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 816 features a S-LCD 2 display compared to HTC Desire Eye's S-LCD 3, making HTC Desire 816 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire 816 and HTC Desire Eye feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire Eye offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC Desire 816 offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire Eye better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while HTC Desire Eye offers 2400 mAh, making HTC Desire 816 better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire 816 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire Eye offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire 816 the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC Desire 816 receives a higher user rating of 4, while HTC Desire Eye has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Apr, 2014
25 Dec, 2014
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 801
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1.6 GHz)
(upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
S-LCD 2
S-LCD 3
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP
50 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2400 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4/5
(1,014 ratings)
3.9/5
(186 ratings)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Apr 21, 2014
(Official)
Dec 25, 2014
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense
HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 330
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 2
S-LCD 3
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi
424 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
66.43 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

156.6 mm
151.7 mm
162.7 mm

Width

78.7 mm
73.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.5 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

165 grams
154 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IPX7 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
13 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraExmor RS
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Dual-Color LED Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh
2400 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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