23/05/2014
HTC has mostly stayed out of the phablet market but the segment is expanding so fast the Taiwanese can't afford to keep snubbing it. The HTC Desire 816 is only the company's second phablet and it's the first affordable one. It rides on the premium looks and stereo speakers of the One series, with the rest being mostly midrange specs.
Key features
5.5" 720p Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with 267ppi
1.6GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU; 1.5GB of RAM; Adreno 305 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset
Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense 6.0
13MP autofocus camera, 1080p video capture, F/2.2 aperture, 28mm lens; dual-LED flash
5MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor; HDR; 1080p video recording
8GB of built-in memory
microSD card slot
Accelerometer; gyro and proximity sensor; ambient light sensor; barometer
Active noise cancellation with a dedicated microphone
Front-facing stereo speakers with BoomSound and built-in amplifiers
2,600mAh battery; Extreme Power Saving Mode
HTC Zoe app
Main disadvantages
Power key is on top, hard to reach on a big phone
Side buttons are poorly positioned and feel cheap
Small battery for a phablet
Underwhelming stereo speaker loudness
PRICE - 23990/-
