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HTC Desire 816
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy S6
SprintSM-G920P
| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2015-04-11 |
| 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray, Green, Pink, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 259.00 | $ 252.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| S-LCD 2 | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.62 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2550mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 is a lot better than the HTC Desire 816, with an 87.3 score against 65.1. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S6 has a newer 5.0 version and HTC Desire 816 has Android 4.4.2 version. The Galaxy S6 is a newer device, and it's also somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than HTC Desire 816.
The Galaxy S6 has a quite superior performance than HTC Desire 816, because it has a 64-bit CPU, a larger number of faster cores, a larger amount of RAM memory and a better graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a lot better looking display than HTC Desire 816, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
Galaxy S6 shoots a lot better photos and videos than HTC Desire 816, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low light images, a lot higher video definition and a back camera with more MP. Samsung Galaxy S6 features a very superior memory for games and applications than HTC Desire 816, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S6's battery life is just as good as the HTC Desire 816 one, although the Samsung Galaxy S6 has 2550mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it a simple decision.
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