Motorola Moto G 8GB vs HTC Desire 516

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Comparing the Motorola Moto G 8GB vs HTC Desire 516 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and HTC Desire 516 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: HTC Desire 516 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 4.5 inches, making HTC Desire 516 the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 516 features a IPS LED display compared to Motorola Moto G 8GB's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 516 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Motorola Moto G 8GB and HTC Desire 516 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC Desire 516 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Motorola Moto G 8GB offers 1.3 MP, making HTC Desire 516 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola Moto G 8GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2070 mAh, while HTC Desire 516 offers 1950 mAh, making Motorola Moto G 8GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Moto G 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire 516 offers 4 GB, making Motorola Moto G 8GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G 8GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC Desire 516 has a rating of 3.6.

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Motorola Moto G 8GB
₹8,528
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 516
₹15,200
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2013
25 Jun, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Snapdragon 200
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LED
720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
2 MP

Battery

2070 mAh
1950 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5
(68,567 ratings)
3.6/5
(1,132 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jun 25, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi
220 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.06 %
68.21 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

129.9 mm
140 mm

Width

65.9 mm
72 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

143 grams
173 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.8

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Other

Battery

Capacity

2070 mAh
1950 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 9 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Accelerometer