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HTC Desire 816 vs HTC Desire XC

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Summary
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Performance

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4

768 MB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

N/A

Battery

2600 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

1650 mAh

6 h talktime (2G)

Storage

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4/5

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User Rating

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4/5 based on 1,119 ratings

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3.4/5 based on 93 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 21, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8625

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 203

RAM

1.5 GB

768 MB

Display
Good
Display Type

TFT

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %

61.17 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 156.6 mm
Width: 78.7 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

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

Weight

165 grams

107 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Grey, Orange, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

Front Camera
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

2600 mAh

1650 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 614 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+CDMA

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

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 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 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 / 850 / 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, Glonass

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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer