HTC Desire 816 vs HTC One M9 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 816

HTC Desire 816

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HTC One M9

HTC One M9

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HTC Desire 816 or HTC One M9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 816 HTC One M9
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Release date 2014, February 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.1 in 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.74 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Red, Gray, Green Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink, Pink
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2840 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 737 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 391 h (2G) / Up to 402 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 25 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 21 h 50 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super LCD2 Super LCD3
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% 68.4%
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 20 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF -20 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/2.4'', 1.2µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.8 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6 Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); Sense UI 7
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 430
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 223
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 574
GeekBench 4 Single Core 429 1204
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1437 2476
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3765
GeekBench 4 Battery 879

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 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 3.0 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.1, A2DP, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as HTC M9, HTC One Hima

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