HTC has come up with a big phone-tablet crossover for just $300 without any contract. Dubbed as Desire 816, the company has made its first attempt in developing a low-cost and large-sized smartphone in the United States.
The affordable HTC Desire 816 runs on Android 4.4 KitKat mobile operating system and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset. It is equipped with a Quad core 1.5GHz processor and Adreno 305 graphic processor.
However, couple of sources also suggest the device may get the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, which may improve the performance further and add some more animations. Earlier this month a leaked image hinted the HTC Desire 816 phablet may get Android 4.4.2 KitKat update.
Google released its Android 5.0 Lollipop earlier this month offering several new features such as extended battery life and Material Design UI.
Camera
The new phablet from the house of HTC sports a 5.5-inch capacitive touch screen and is mounted with a 13-megapixel rear camera equipped with LED flash, autofocus and 1080p video capture. On the front end it comes with a 5-megapixel camera for better selfies and good video chats.
The cameras provide crisp and clear images. It comes with several manual settings equipped with sixteen picture modes to shoot in.
Display
The new phablet comes with a 5.5-inch Super LCD2 display providing an impressive resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and 267 ppi.
RAM and Storage
The HTC Desire 816 comes with 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of on-board storage that can be expandable up to 128GB with the help of microSD card.
Battery
The phablet comes with a 2600 mAh non-removable battery.
Connectivity
The Desire 816 supports WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, EDGE, GPRS, microUSB 2.0 and DLNA. It is to take note that the single SIM Desire 816 also supports 4G LTE.
Operating System
As of now it is reported the phablet to come with Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system and will be skinned with the popular HTC’s Sense 6 UI. However, few sources claim it may come with Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.
Weight and Measurement
The big phone weighs just 165 grams and measures 156.6mm x 78.7mm x 8mm.
Verdict
The Desire 816 from the stable of HTC will be one of the best affordable phones in the market to come with the latest OS and impressively better rear and front cameras. It comes with standard 3.5mm audio jacks, stereo speakers and FM radio. Design style wise to the phablet is impressive.
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