Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs HTC Desire 516

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
samsung galaxy nexus
HTC Desire 516
htc desire 516
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced October 2011 June 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU No [Similar] Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (3G)