HTC Desire 816 vs Smartisan T1

Comparing the HTC Desire 816 vs Smartisan T1 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Smartisan T1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while HTC Desire 816 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Smartisan T1 the better performer.

Display: HTC Desire 816 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Smartisan T1 offers 4.95 inches, making HTC Desire 816 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 816 features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Smartisan T1's LCD, making HTC Desire 816 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire 816 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Smartisan T1 offers 12.1 MP, making HTC Desire 816 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both HTC Desire 816 and Smartisan T1 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Smartisan T1 offers a higher battery capacity with 2750 mAh, while HTC Desire 816 offers 2600 mAh, making Smartisan T1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Desire 816 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Smartisan T1 offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire 816 the better option for storage.

HTC Desire 816

₹27,390

(Out of Stock)

Smartisan T1

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

21 Apr, 2014

30 Jul, 2014

06 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 400	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1.6 GHz)	(upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1.5 GB RAM	2 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	4.95 inches (12.57 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
S-LCD 2	LCD	AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	12.1 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
5 MP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
2600 mAh	2750 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4/5

(1,014 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Apr 21, 2014

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4 (KitKat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305

Adreno 330

Adreno 829

RAM

1.5 GB

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 2

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

4.95 inches (12.57 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi

445 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %

71.03 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

156.6 mm

141 mm

150.83 mm

Width

78.7 mm

67.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8 mm

8.23 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

165 grams

167 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

12.1 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Face detection

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @60 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh

2750 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

16 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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