HTC Desire 816G vs Karbonn K42

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Comparing the HTC Desire 816G vs Karbonn K42 across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC Desire 816G offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Karbonn K42 offers 2.4 inches, making HTC Desire 816G the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 816G features a S-LCD display compared to Karbonn K42's TFT, making HTC Desire 816G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC Desire 816G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Karbonn K42 offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 816G better for rear camera photography.


Battery: HTC Desire 816G offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Karbonn K42 offers 1000 mAh, making HTC Desire 816G better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire 816G offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Karbonn K42 offers 32 GB, making HTC Desire 816G the better option for storage.


User Rating: Karbonn K42 receives a higher user rating of 4, while HTC Desire 816G has a rating of 3.7.

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HTC Desire 816G
₹21,999
(Out of Stock)
Karbonn K42
₹3,200
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

09 Oct, 2014
15 Jul, 2015

Performance

MediaTek MT6582
N/A
(upto 1.3 GHz)
N/A
1 GB RAM
32 KB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
S-LCD
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
240x320 px

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
N/A

Battery

2600 mAh
1000 mAh

Storage

8 GB
32 KB

User Ratings

3.7/5
(2,583 ratings)
4/5
(6 ratings)

Video

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

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 09, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
N/A

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Chipset

MediaTek MT6582
N/A

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
N/A

RAM

1 GB
32 KB

Display

Display Type

S-LCD
TFT

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
240x320 px

Pixel Density

267 ppi
167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %
23.91 %

Design

Height

156.6 mm
132.6 mm

Width

78.7 mm
56.3 mm

Thickness

8 mm
9.9 mm

Weight

158 grams
92 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels
1280 x 1024 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2600 mAh
1000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
32 KB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: MP3

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
N/A

Games

N/A
Yes

Browser

N/A
Yes WAP

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Limited 500 entries

SMS

N/A
200

Other Facilities

N/A
Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm