Phone Comparison - HTC Desire SV vs HTC Desire 516

HTC Desire SV
htc desire sv
HTC Desire 516
htc desire 516
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced November 2012 June 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Available - June 2014
Colors Radical Yellow, Stealth Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.7 x 67.9 x 10.7 mm
(5.11 x 2.67 x 0.42 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar] Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.74% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by - Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 9 h (3G)