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HTC Desire 816 Pro Reviews

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PC World‘s review Edit Like Unlike

If you can live with the camera and a few other shortcomings, the Desire 816 fares well as a budget phone for game and media junkies. For $300, it can stand in for both a smartphone and a tablet, and the service comes cheap on Virgin Mobile, whose $35 plan gets you 300 minutes, unlimited text and 2.5 GB of high-speed data. (An alternative plan for the same price includes unlimited minutes and 250 MB of data.) It could be the only device you need, even though it’s far from being the best one you can get.

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Oct 14, 2014

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Like HTC’s Desire 610, the Desire 816 sits awkwardly between other smartphones in terms of price, with rivals including the OnePlus One, Nokia Lumia 1320 and Nexus 5 among others. If you’re won over by the big screen, you won’t be disappointed if you can pick one up for around £200.

7.0 Rated at:

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Aug 26, 2014

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

On Virgin Mobile, the HTC Desire 816 is the best big phone for small budgets.

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Aug 28, 2014

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TechSpot‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Despite some flaws, the Desire 816 is a very capable large-screened smartphone for its decidedly mid-range price. HTC hasn’t skimped on optimization or hardware in a number of departments, resulting in a handset that’s more compelling than what the company has dished up in this market segment in the past. It may be powered by ‘only’ a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC, but the performance around the OS and in games is great, often matching it with the top-end phones. Most of the software found on the One M8 has made the transition as well, so you largely get the same basic experience as HTC’s fantastic flagship.

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Jul 07, 2014

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HTC Desire 816 strikes a good value for money ratio with its solid build quality, large 720p display, and its snappy UI performance. On top of that, you may be surprised by the results produced by its 13MP main camera, while the 5MP front-facing one will leave you very satisfied with your selfies. And seriously, how many smartphones of this price range can offer you a set of front-facing speakers? Processing power, however, is one of the things that the HTC Desire 816 could have had more of. On one hand, its quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC has no troubles pushes the UI around, but not all of those demanding video games would run smoothly on it.

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Published on:
May 29, 2014

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