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HTC Desire U vs HTC Desire 516

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Rs. 11,649
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Summary
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Performance

Snapdragon S4

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

5.0" (12.7 cm)

540x960 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1650 mAh

1950 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

2 MP

Single Camera

Expert Rating

3/5

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User Ratings

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2.8/5 based on 127 ratings

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General
Launch Date

June 25, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8225

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, ARM Cortex A5

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 203

Adreno 302

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Display
Average
Display Type

S-LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.63 %

68.21 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 118.5 mm
Width: 62.3 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm

Height: 140 mm
Width: 72 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Weight

114 grams

173 grams

Colours

Black, Orange, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP f/2.8, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

480 @ 800 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

Other
854x480 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

1650 mAh

1950 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 220 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 1.310 W/kg, Body: 0.963 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Accelerometer

Applications

Document Viewer/Editor