Lenovo A316i vs HTC Desire Eye

Comparing the Lenovo A316i vs HTC Desire Eye across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire Eye runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Lenovo A316i runs at 1.3 GHz, making HTC Desire Eye the better performer.

Display: HTC Desire Eye offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Lenovo A316i offers 4 inches, making HTC Desire Eye the larger display of the two. HTC Desire Eye features a S-LCD 3 display compared to Lenovo A316i's LCD, making HTC Desire Eye the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire Eye offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Lenovo A316i offers 2 MP, making HTC Desire Eye better for rear camera photography.

Battery: HTC Desire Eye offers a higher battery capacity with 2400 mAh, while Lenovo A316i offers 1300 mAh, making HTC Desire Eye better for longer battery life.

Storage: Lenovo A316i offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while HTC Desire Eye offers 16 GB, making Lenovo A316i the better option for storage.

User Rating: Lenovo A316i receives a higher user rating of 5, while HTC Desire Eye has a rating of 3.9.

Lenovo A316i

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire Eye

₹35,500

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

30 Dec, 2014

25 Dec, 2014

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6572E	Snapdragon 801	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1.3 GHz)	(upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM	2 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	S-LCD 3	Extreme AMOLED
480x800 px	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A	13 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
1300 mAh	2400 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

3.9/5

(186 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Dec 25, 2014

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6572E

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz

Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400

Adreno 330

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

512 MB

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

S-LCD 3

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi

424 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.24 %

66.43 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

117 mm

151.7 mm

162.7 mm

Width

63.5 mm

73.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

12.2 mm

8.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

130 grams

154 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IPX7 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraExmor RS

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Dual-Color LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

1300 mAh

2400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 7.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 12.2 Hours(2G)

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

16 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

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) / 700(band 28)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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