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HTC Desire 816 vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Summary
58%
61%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.3" (10.92 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

20.7 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2600 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

2300 mAh

18 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4/5

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4/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 1,119 ratings

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4.2/5 based on 370 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 21, 2014 (Official)

February 21, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 330

RAM

1.5 GB

2 GB

Display
Good
Good
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %

61.7 %

Screen Protection

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 127 mm
Width: 64.9 mm
Thickness: 9.5 mm

Weight

165 grams

137 grams

Colours

Grey, Orange, White

Black, Green, Pink, White, Yellow

Waterproof

, IP58

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

20.7 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels

5256 x 3944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Average
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2600 mAh

2300 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 614 Hours(3G)

Up to 600 Hours(3G) / Up to 670 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Very Good
Best in Class
Internal Memory

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 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

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
107 kbps
EDGE:
296 kbps
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SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 1.43 W/kg, Body: 1.00 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope