HTC Desire 616

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HTC Desire 616
Manufacturer HTC
Dimensions142 x 71.9 x 9.2 mm
Mass150 grams
Operating system Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, HTC Sense 5.5
System on chip MediaTek MT6592
CPU 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
octa-core CPU
GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage4 GB
Removable storage microSD card support up to 32 GB
Battery 2000 mAh removable battery
Data inputs Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Display5.0 inch TFT LCD display, 720x1280 pixels (HD) resolution, 294 ppi pixel density
Rear camera 8 MP; 1080p video recording
Front camera 2 MP
Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
microUSB 2.0
3.5 mm headphone jack

The HTC Desire 616 is a mid-range Android smartphone released by HTC in 2014. It is the first HTC smartphone with an octa-core processor. [1] [2] [3] It was launched on 7 July 2014 in Asian markets. [4] On 11 July 2014, the phone was launched in India for 16900 INR. [5] [6]

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Specifications

Design

The HTC Desire 616 has a 5.0 inch display; there is an earpiece, sensors and a front-facing camera from left to right at the upper bezel of the display while there is an "HTC" logo in the middle at the lower bezel of the display. The side frame is made of plastic, and has rounded corners and a matte finish. On the side frame; there is a volume rocker and a power button at the right side, there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack at the top, and there is a microphone hole and a microUSB port at the bottom; the left side is empty. The back panel is removable and has an "HTC" logo; removing the back panel reveals a removable battery, a microSD card slot and two SIM card slots. There is a rear-facing camera, an LED flash and a speaker at the back. [7]

The device measures 142 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm weighs 150 grams. [8] [9] It is available in black, white and red. [9]

Hardware

The HTC Desire 616 is powered by MediaTek MT6592 system-on-chip with a 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 octa-core CPU and ARM Mali-450 MP4 GPU. It comes with 1 GB RAM and 4 GB internal storage expandable up to 32 GB through the microSD card slot. It has a 5.0 inch TFT LCD display with 720x1280 pixels (HD) resolution and 294 ppi pixel density. The phone has an 8 MP rear-facing camera coupled with LED flash and a 2 MP front-facing camera. It has a 2000 mAh removable battery. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. [4] [7]

The HTC Desire 610 is a dual SIM device. It has a miniSIM (SIM1) and a microSIM (SIM2) slot. Both of the SIM card slots support quad-band GSM but only the SIM1 supports dual-band 3G connectivity. It has dual standby feature, thus both of the SIM cards are active unless a call is taking place; the SIM card that is on standby is disabled during the calls. [7]

Software

The HTC Desire 616 runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with HTC's user interface Sense 5.5 out of the box. It also has HTC Blinkfeed. [4] [7]

Reception

The phone received mixed reviews.

Aloysius Low of CNET described the phone as "[a] good-looking device suffering from underwhelming performance". [10]

Ershad Kaleebullah of NDTV was unwilling to recommend the phone when compared to similarly priced alternatives such as the Xiaomi Mi 3. [11]

GSMArena reviewed the device. The battery life, the outdated Android operating system version and the camera quality were criticized. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Meet the HTC Desire 616: HTC's first octa-core Android smartphone". phonearena.com. 26 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "HTC's octa-core Desire 616 to cost around $200". phonearena.com. 31 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "HTC Desire 616 spotted with octa-core Mediatek processor". androidauthority.com. 27 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "$240 HTC Desire 616 launches in Asian markets". androidauthority.com. 7 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "HTC One E8 and Desire 616 launched in India". gsmarena.com. 11 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "HTC Desire 616 octa-core smartphone launched in India, priced at Rs 16,900". bgr.in. 11 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "HTC Desire 616 dual sim review: Managing expectations". gsmarena.com. 6 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Octa-core HTC Desire 616 leaks in cool red". gsmarena.com. 26 March 2014.
  9. 1 2 "HTC Desire 616 dual sim - Full phone specifications". gsmarena.com.
  10. ↑ Low, Aloysius (August 3, 2014). "HTC Desire 616 review". CNET. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  11. ↑ Kaleebullah, Ershad (24 July 2014). "HTC Desire 616 Dual SIM Review: Trying to Stay Relevant". NDTV Gadgets360. Retrieved 2019-04-16.


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