HTC Desire 816 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos

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Comparing the HTC Desire 816 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos runs at a higher processing speed of 1.9 GHz, while HTC Desire 816 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire 816 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers 5.1 inches, making HTC Desire 816 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 816's S-LCD 2, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC Desire 816 offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers 2 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while HTC Desire 816 offers 2600 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire 816 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire 816 the better option for storage.

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HTC Desire 816
₹27,390
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

64%
69%

Release Date

21 Apr, 2014
20 Mar, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Samsung Exynos 5 5422
(upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
S-LCD 2
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
2 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2800 mAh

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

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

Video

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

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General

Launch Date

Apr 21, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

HTC Sense
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228
Samsung Exynos 5 5422

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 330

RAM

1.5 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 2
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

267 ppi
432 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
69.49 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

156.6 mm
142 mm

Width

78.7 mm
72.5 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

165 grams
146 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP67

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
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels
5312 x 2988 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
2 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
Up to 21 Hours(2G)

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
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
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)

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

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