HTC Desire 816 vs Motorola Moto X 16GB

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Comparing the HTC Desire 816 vs Motorola Moto X 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Moto X 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while HTC Desire 816 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 816 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Motorola Moto X 16GB offers 4.7 inches, making HTC Desire 816 the larger display of the two. Motorola Moto X 16GB features a AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 816's S-LCD 2, making Motorola Moto X 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola Moto X 16GB offers 10 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 Motorola Moto X 16GB offers 2 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Motorola Moto X 16GB offers 2200 mAh, making HTC Desire 816 better for longer battery life.


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


User Rating: Motorola Moto X 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)
Motorola Moto X 16GB
₹10,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

64%
N/A

Release Date

21 Apr, 2014
19 Mar, 2014

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon S4 Pro
(upto 1.6 GHz)
(upto 1.7 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
S-LCD 2
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
10 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
2600 mAh
2200 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(1,014 ratings)
4.4/5
(12,624 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
16,000
AnTuTu Score

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 21, 2014
(Official)
Mar 19, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960DT

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Krait 300

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 320

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
16,000

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

S-LCD 2
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi
312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
72.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

156.6 mm
129.3 mm

Width

78.7 mm
65.3 mm

Thickness

8 mm
10.4 mm

Weight

165 grams
130 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
10 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels
4032 x 2480 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

2600 mAh
2200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

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:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
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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
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
N/A

Other Sensors

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