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HTC Desire XC vs HTC Desire 816

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Summary
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Performance

Snapdragon S4

768 MB RAM

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1650 mAh

6 h talktime (2G)

2600 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

5 MP

Single Camera

Expert Rating

4/5

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User Rating

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3.4/5 based on 93 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 21, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8625

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 203

Adreno 305

RAM

768 MB

1.5 GB

Display
Good
Display Type

TFT

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.17 %

67.51 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 119.5 mm
Width: 62.3 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

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

Weight

107 grams

165 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, White

Grey, Orange, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

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

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

4160 x 3120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

Front Camera
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

1650 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 614 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 128 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+CDMA

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini
SIM2: Mini

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

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

SIM 1

2G Bands:
CDMA 1900 / 800 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

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

SIM 2

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

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass