HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM vs Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

Comparing the HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM vs Motorola Moto X Play 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM runs at 1.5 GHz, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB the better performer.

Display: Both HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21 MP, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM offers 13 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM offers 4 MP, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3630 mAh, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM offers 2800 mAh, making Motorola Moto X Play 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM and Motorola Moto X Play 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Expert Review: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM is rated 7.

User Rating: Motorola Moto X Play 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM has a rating of 3.9.

HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM

₹15,490

(Out of Stock)

Motorola Moto X Play 16GB

₹17,499

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

71%

68%

Release Date

14 Dec, 2015

14 Sep, 2015

Performance


MediaTek MT6753	Snapdragon 615
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	21 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


4 UP	5 MP

Battery


2800 mAh	3630 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Great camera
Good display
Clean and smart UI
Lightweight design

Gorgeous display
Pure Android
Improved camera performance
Powerful battery

Cons

Average performance
Poor battery life
Plastic body

Unimpressive design
Middling hardware

User Ratings

3.9/5

(1,682 ratings)

4.3/5

(60,859 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 14, 2015

(Official)

Sep 14, 2015

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6753

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Processor

Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.7 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP3

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB

2 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.87 %

74.95 %

Screen Protection

No	Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

157.7 mm

148 mm

Width

78.9 mm

75 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

10.9 mm

Weight

148 grams

169 grams

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

21 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

5288 x 3968 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

4 UP f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size BSI Sensor

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2800 mAh

3630 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.8 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass