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HTC Desire 816
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy S5 mini
NO-LTE| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 inches | 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray, Green, Pink, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| $ 259.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| S-LCD 2 | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 chipset | Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.62 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.59 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 21 hours talk time | 10 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini is slightly better than the HTC Desire 816, getting a 71.3 score against 65.1. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini has older 4.4 version while HTC Desire 816 has Android 4.4.2. The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini construction is a lot lighter but thicker than the HTC Desire 816, and both were only released with a few months difference.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini counts with a little bit better screen than HTC Desire 816, because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1280 x 720, the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini also counts with a bit better pixel amount per display inch. Galaxy S5 mini counts with a bit better processor than HTC Desire 816, and although they both have 4 CPU cores and 1,5 GB of RAM, the Galaxy S5 mini also has a better graphics processor working at 1.06 GHz.
The HTC Desire 816 shoots slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 mini, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the HTC Desire 816 also has a back camera with way more mega pixels. The Galaxy S5 mini features a little bit more storage for games and applications than HTC Desire 816, because although it has a SD memory slot that supports 64 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal memory.
HTC Desire 816 counts with better battery performance than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S5 mini is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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