The Desire 610 and 816 represent the epitome of HTC’s current line-up of entry and mid-range smartphones. The devices were released during the early months of 2014. They will now be compared to one of the most formidable smartphones of this year, the Samsung Galaxy S5! Based on this comparison, you will get an idea of how the two HTC phones standout against the powerful Galaxy S5.
HTC Desire 610:
The Desire 610 comes with a capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors. It has a display resolution of 540 x 960 pixels with a screen size of 4.7 inches. As a result, the device has a low 234ppi pixel density. It runs on the HTC Sense UI V5.5 platform and supports multi-touch inputs. The device weighs 143.5 grams and uses a Nano-SIM.
It comes with an internal storage of 8GB that can be upgraded to a whooping 128 GB by using a micro-SD card. It runs on a 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-Core CPU with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset running on a 1 GB RAM.
The device comes with the Android v4.4.2 KitKat Operating System installed in it. It has an Adreno 305 GPU that can handle all your basic HD games at low-mid graphics settings. It features a primary 8 megapixel shooter with autofocus and LED flash with 1080p Full HD video recording. It further comes with a 1.2 MP secondary shooter with 720p HD recording ability.
HTC Desire 816:
The HTC Desire 816 has a Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors. It has a 5.5inch screen supporting a display resolution of 720 x 1280pixels with a 267ppi pixel density. It runs on the HTC Sense UI V6 platform.
Like the 610, it has 8 GB of internal memory that is upgradable to 128 GB using a micro SD card. Underneath, this device runs on the Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU with a Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 chipset running on 1.5 Gigs of RAM.
It has the same Adreno 305GPU like the Desire 610. For your photos, you have a 13MP primary shooter with a 5MP secondary shooter as seen on most flagship smartphones. It features the same Android v4.4.2 KitKat OS.
Samsung Galaxy S5:
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is certainly a more powerful device compared to the HTC offerings mentioned above. It comes with a 5.1 full HD display with 432ppi pixel density. It has a Super AMOLED touchscreen, with eye-popping colors and vibrant images. Corning Gorilla Glass 3 has been used for added protection to the screen.
It has a 16 MP primary shooter, but a lower 2MP secondary shooter compared to the Desire 816. Underneath the hood, it runs on a massive 2.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 CPU chipset with 2GB of RAM with a superior Adreno 330GPU.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is far superior compared to the two HTC offerings.
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I think htc desire 816 is best