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Motorola Moto G 8GB vs HTC Desire 516

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Rs. 8,528
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Summary
50%
46%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

4.5" (11.43 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.0" (12.7 cm)

540x960 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2070 mAh

1950 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

Non Expandable

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.5/5

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3/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 68,585 ratings

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3.6/5 based on 1,179 ratings

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General
Launch Date

June 25, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Poor
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Good
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LED

Screen Size

4.5 " (11.43 cm)

5.0 " (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

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

Height: 129.9 mm
Width: 65.9 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm

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

Weight

143 grams

173 grams

Colours

Black, 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

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Video Recording

Other
854x480 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2070 mAh

1950 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 220 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Very Good
Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 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 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg, Body: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, USB Host, 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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Accelerometer