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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HTC Desire 816
₹27,390
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire Eye
₹35,500
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

64%
70%

Release Date

21 Apr, 2014
25 Dec, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 801
(upto 1.6 GHz)
(upto 2.3 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
S-LCD 2
S-LCD 3
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2400 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

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

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Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Apr 21, 2014
(Official)
Dec 25, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

HTC Sense
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 330

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 2
S-LCD 3

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

267 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
66.43 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

156.6 mm
151.7 mm

Width

78.7 mm
73.8 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

165 grams
154 grams

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color 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)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
13 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraExmor RS

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Dual-Color LED Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct 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

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