Display and Build: The HTC Desire 816G is an alternative version with a Mediatek processor is a mid-range phablet offering with the main attraction being the 5.5” HD (1280*720) Super LCD2 Display which is nice to look at and is very sharp 267ppi brightness.
Specifications and Operating System The phone runs an Octa-core 1.4 GHz Mediatek processor and 1GB. The sensors included are an accelerometer, proximity sensor and compass. The storage capacity of the phone is 8GB which is expandable up to 32GB via a micro SD card. The phone is powered by a 2600mAh battery and has promising battery life that will easily last you the day.
The phone runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat and is skinned with HTC’s custom Sense UI. An upgrade has been planned for Lollipop which should arrive via OTA in Q2 2015.
Camera The HTC Desire 816G has a 13MP autofocus camera with LED flash capable of Full HD video recording and a front facing 5MP camera for your selfies. The rear camera features various modes like face/smile detection and HDR. One standout feature is simultaneous HD video and image recording.
Connectivity The HTC Desire 816G has support for quad-band GSM and dual band 3G. It supports CDMA, HSDPA. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.0. Which are the standard connectivity modules found in most mobile phones.
Review The HTC Desire 816G is a great phablet and has amazing qualities of top end devices on a budget, though this is an exceptional HTC phone has updated the phone with a 2015 edition HTC Desire 816G which is faster than this device by a few hundred MHz and this phone is not available anymore with the 2015 edition replacing it.
