Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 516 vs HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 820q Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced June 2014 May 2014 October 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - Rs. 10,990 ($161.62) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,500 ($448.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Santorini White, Tuxedo Gray, Milky-way Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
156.6 x78.74 x 7.99 mm
(6.17 x3.1 x 0.31 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 302 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.55% - 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 5 MP, BSI Sensor, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1950 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h (3G) Up to 460 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 9 h (3G) Up to 10 h (3G) -