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HTC Takes Aim at Mid-Range Market, Unveils Desire 610 and 816 at MWC 2014

By Sidney Wong - on 25 Feb 2014, 7:26am

HTC Takes Aim at Mid-Range Market, Unveils Desire 610 and 816 at MWC 2014

 The HTC Desire 816 is a prototpye, hence we were not allowed to touch or test it.

While HTC is one month away from updating its One flagship smartphone, the Taiwanese phone maker today refreshed the Desire portfolio at Mobile World Congress 2014.

The Desire 610 and 816 are part of the company's renewed strategy to target the mid-range market segment. Therefore, their specs are nothing to shout about. For example, both smartphones come with 8GB internal storage and their microSD memory card slots can support up to 128GB.

Based purely on specs, the Desire 816 is better equipped. It has a 5.5-inch 720p display, a 13-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor and an aperture of F2.2, and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.6GHz processor.

On the other hand, the Desire 610 has a 4.7-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display, an 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor and an aperture of f2.4. Software-wise, it runs on the same Sense 5.5 and Android 4.4 KitKat. Both devices also support 4G LTE connectivity.

HTC states that the Desire 610 will be available across Europe in May while the Desire 816 will be in China from March. 

HTC Desire 610 vs Desire 816
  HTC Desire 610 HTC Desire 816
  HTC Desire 610 HTC Desire 816
Launch SRP
  • From S$398
  • From S$498
Operating system
  • Android 4.4 KitKat with HTC Sense
  • Android 4.4 KitKat with HTC Sense 6
Processor
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.2GHz
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.6GHz
Built-in Memory
  • 1GB RAM
  • 1.5GB RAM
Display
  • 4.7-inch / 960 x 540 pixels / LCD
  • 5.5-inch / 1,280 x 720 pixels
Camera
  • Rear: 8-megapixel with BSI sensor, f/2.4
  • Front: 1.3-megapixel
  • Rear: 13-megapixel rear with BSI sensor and f/2.2
  • Front: 5-megapixel with wide angle lens and BSI sensor
Connectivity
  • Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX enabled, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, NFC
  • Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX enabled, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, NFC, DLNA
Storage Type
  • 8GB internal storage
  • microSD support up to 128GB
  • 8GB internal storage
  • microSD support up to 128GB
Battery
  • 2,040mAh
  • 2,600mAh
Dimensions
  • 143.1 x 70.5 x 9.6mm
  • 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.99mm
Weight
  • 143.5g
  • 165g

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