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HTC Desire 816
Dual SIMAmazon Fire Phone
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2014-06-18 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 inches | 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.64 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray, Green, Pink, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow |
| $ 259.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| S-LCD 2 | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 21 hours talk time | 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire Phone is just a bit better than HTC Desire 816, getting a overall score of 69.6 against 65.1. Both devices we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but the Amazon Fire Phone has an older 4.2.2 version and HTC Desire 816 has Android 4.4.2. Even though Amazon Fire Phone and the HTC Desire 816 were released with only 4 months difference, Amazon Fire Phone's construction is somewhat thicker but also a bit lighter than the HTC Desire 816.
Amazon Fire Phone has just a bit better screen than HTC Desire 816, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1280 x 720, the Amazon Fire Phone also counts with a little bit greater pixel density. Amazon Fire Phone has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC Desire 816, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity.
Amazon Fire Phone counts with just a bit better hardware performance than HTC Desire 816, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 450 megahertz graphics processor, the Amazon Fire Phone also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The HTC Desire 816 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity.
Amazon Fire Phone takes better pictures and videos than HTC Desire 816, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a same resolution camera and the same video quality, the Amazon Fire Phone also has a bigger aperture.
The Amazon Fire Phone is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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