HTC Desire 816 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 816

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HTC Desire 816 or Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 816 Samsung Galaxy S4
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Release date 2014, February 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.1 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Red, Gray, Green White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 737 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology Super LCD2 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.7% 72.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.8 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544MP3
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 429 683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1437 1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1533
GeekBench 4 Battery 460

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA version 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900) - Asia version
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (optional) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)

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