HTC Desire 816 Dual SIM With NFC Feature

HTC Desire 816 is a dual SIM Android handset having 13 mp main camera and 5 mp secondary camera. It has Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 processor runs with Android KitKat version. It is released by April 2014 and becomes one of the top selling android phones in 2014. It supports HSDPA network with data speed up to 42 Mbps. HTC Desire 816 can be configured as a Wifi hotspot and supports wireless g/b and n standards. Another major advantage of HTC Desire 816 is its support for 128 GB memory storage with 8GB internal storage. It has 1.5 GB RAM. It supports microSD external memory cards. It shows highest data transfer speed when connected to HSDPA network. SIM supported by this device is the nano-SIM type. Now let us check every detail of this handset.

Display and Data Transfer Speed

If we consider the display of HTC Desire 816, it has 5.5-inch LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with 720 x 1280 pixels support. It supports multi-touch with total 165-gram weight. Default web browser installed with this unit supports HTML5 and it supports Java. Now let us talk about the data transfer capacity of HTC Desire 816. It supports major GSM standards like HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, and LTE. While connected to the HSDPA network, it can support up to 42 Mbps but the speed with LTE network is not yet confirmed. You will not face any issues with connecting this device to IEEE802.11b/g/n networks which run on 2.4GHz frequency. However, it is not clear whether this unit support 5GHz while connected to 5GHz mode wireless n network. If it doesn't support 5GHz wireless n mode, you may face issues with connecting HTC Desire 816 to WiFi networks with 5GHz frequency mode. It supports Bluetooth version 4. Some models of HTC Desire 816 support Near field communication (NFC) to establish a radio connection while two smartphones into proximity. It helps to start communication with another device which supports NFC feature even if there is no mobile network. It shows even if you have issues with connecting to a mobile network, you will not face troubles with continuing communication with another smartphone by establishing radio communication using NFC feature.

Camera and Battery

HTC Desire 816 has two cameras. 13 mp primary camera and 5 mp secondary camera. It can capture HD video with face recognition, touch focus and geotagging features. Primary camera can do auto-focus and has LED flash. Some user reviews say an issue of red-eye while taking pictures. Battery time of HTC Desire 816 depends on the network quality and talk time. If you are connected to the 3G network, the battery will last up to 21 hours talk time. It promises 614 hours for 3G connection in standby status. Embedded rechargeable Li-polymer battery is used in this mobile handset with a capacity of 2600 mAh. One disadvantage of HTC Desire 816 is its huge size with measurements 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm. Now let us check the useful features available on this handset.

Features Available

If you want to have a quick look at the major features available on HTC Desire 816, the following chart will help you.

Feature	Availability
FM Radio	Yes
Speaker	Yes
Headset	Yes
micro USB v2.0	Available
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Processor	Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
GPS	Supported feature
Screen	LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
External Memory Supported	128 GB
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400

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