HTC recently announced the
Desire 616 Dual SIM along with E8 with a price tag of Rs. 16,990, given the
platform created by the high sales of HTC One M8 and Desire 816, the E8 and
Desire 616 Dual SIM are very much expected to keep up the performance of the
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC. Talking about the HTC Desire 616 Dual
SIM it does not have the HTC Sense 6 UI but it has the Sense 5.5 which is on
top of Android Jellybean also the phone has a Dual-SIM setup – one regular
(Mini) SIM and the other Micro-SIM. Lets check out the device its features,
specifications and then round up in the final verdict.
Look
and Feel
The HTC Desire 616 Dual SIM is
made up of a glossy cheap plastic which tends to get the finger impressions on
it. The overall design seems to be good and it fits perfectly in one hand
because of the curved design on the sides. There is a strip of good looking
matte plastic. above the screen and also in the sides but it looks inconsistent
as the strip is not present below the device. The curved look on the sides and
back make the smartphone look much slim (slimmer than its actual girth of
9.15mm) and comfortable to hold. The design is actually borrowed from Desire
816.
SPECS
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Size
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142 x 71.9 x 9.15 mm
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Weight
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150 g
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Display
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5 inch, HD720
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CPU Speed
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1.4 GHz octa-core CPUs
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Platform Android
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Android™
HTC BlinkFeed™ |
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SIM Card Type
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Dual SIM (Regular SIM + micro
SIM)
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Network1
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2G/ 2.5G – GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
3G - UMTS/ HSPA:
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Memory2
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Total storage: 4
GB, available capacity varies
RAM: 1 GB Expansion card slot supports microSD™ memory card for up to 32GB additional storage (card not included) |
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GPS
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Internal GPS antenna
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Sensors
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Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
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Connectivity
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3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Bluetooth® 4.0 Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n |
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Camera
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8 MP camera with auto focus
1080p Full HD video recording Front Camera: 2MP Front Camera: 720p video recording |
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Multimedia
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Audio supported formats:
Playback: .wav, .mp3, .amr, aac .wma (Windows Media Audio 9) Recording: .amr, .aac Video supported formats: Playback: .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), H.263, H.264, Recording: .mp4, H.263, H.264, |
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Battery3
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Capacity: 2000 mAh
Removable rechargeable Li-polymer battery Talk Time: Up to 14 hours for 3G Standby time: Up to 700 hours for 3G |
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AC Adaptor
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Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~
240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5 V
and 1 A
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Display
The Desire 616 carries a 5 Inch
screen with a resolution of 720X1280 which gives us a pixel density of around
294 ppi. The on screen buttons use a lot of space but as the device carries a 5
Inch screen so that does not create any sought os problem. The screen does not
provide a good viewing angle so if the device is viewed at any angle other than
90 degrees the colors gets DE saturated. The screen when touched leaves a mark
on it which becomes irritating at times. The colors on screen give a pleasant
warm tone and brightness levels are also decent.
Camera-
Rear and Front
We had good expectations from
the HTC desire 616 camera but it could not actually stand up to those, well
actually this is not justified as I was using HTC One M8 before this. So the
camera performs well good light conditions but the images suffer a lot under
low light conditions. Though the camera app does not have a lot of features but
it does provide the features that one uses in daily life, which is sufficient.
Some times in the day light pictures the noise disturbs the quality but the
colors remain natural. Coming to the 2 MP front camera it just serves the
purpose and does not result in good quality selfie.
Performance
The phone performs well in the
day to day usage and the battery back back is upto the level. Multiple apps can
be used without any problem or stutter. The Octa core processor keeps the phone
running at a good speed and the phone scores really well in the benchmark test,
for Antutu it scored 23,272 while in Quadrant it got 12,185 . We tried playing
a couple of soft games initialy like Subway Surfer and then a few heavy games
like Asphalt, the phone worked. Playing full HD videos on the device was also
smooth but at times it missed frames. Even in a heavy usage the smartphone
managed to run for about 6 hours and then died.
Verdict
The HTC Desire 616 carries a
good body and gives good feel when held, the performance is also upto the mark,
with phones like Xiaomi Mi3 and Asus Zenfone 5, it would be a bit hard for HTC
to push this smartphone in the market not because they don’t offer better
features but they offer the similar features at a much lower price.
(Price
in India Rs. 16,990)
