HTC A16 specs leak: entry-level class reaffirmed

posted by Paul K. / Feb 20, 2016, 12:48 PM

HTC A16 specs leak: entry-level class reaffirmed

Just a few hours ago, we got a pretty solid leak about a new device coming from HTC. Dubbed the HTC A16 (it is yet unknown whether this is just a project code name or the phone's actual name), the device was shown in 6 different finishes in an alleged leaked press render. While no comments were made on the handset's specs, rumors claimed a price-tag of around $150, which immediately got us thinking "entry-level smartphone".

Now, Twitter user @LlabTooFeR — ROM developer by day, reputable leakster by night — has posted what he claims are the specs of the mystery phone. As previously speculated, it doesn't seem the A16 is going to be something to write home about – a Snapdragon 210 SoC, 1.5 GB of RAM, and 8 GB of expandable internal storage are allegedly under its hood. It's display is listed as having a 5-inch diagonal and a 720 x 1280 pixel resolution, and its cameras have an 8 MP sensor on the back and a 5 MP one on the front.

While there's no concrete word on whether we are going to see the A16 at the MWC 2016, leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks) did hint at it when he posted the renders of the device by saying "Tomorrow's news, yesterday". Either that, or we are reading into the tweet too much.

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source: @LlabTooFeR

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18 Comments

1. SenorThrottles

Posts: 284; Member since: Dec 23, 2015

The snapdragon 210 is a major turn off

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 12:55 PM 4

12. ibend

Posts: 6747; Member since: Sep 30, 2014

use that and sell it for $200, just like what microsoft did, lol

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 8:01 PM 0

2. KillTheKardashians

Posts: 93; Member since: Feb 19, 2016

pffffffffffffffffffffff

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 12:55 PM 0

3. manojmcn

Posts: 633; Member since: Jul 16, 2015

HTC, you have to price these like Xiaomi to compete. But then Xiaomi will not use a SD210 in 2016.

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 12:55 PM 1

4. TyrionLannister unregistered

That 210 is gonna have a lot of issues with 720p screen. I've seen that even SD 400/410 has issues with 720p.

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 12:57 PM 0

5. Arch_Fiend

Posts: 3951; Member since: Oct 03, 2015

Yep..

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 1:17 PM 0

13. DurTeeDee

Posts: 151; Member since: Sep 05, 2014

Yea the Moto g was terrible... Wait...it will be fine but I don't understand why they remade the desire 626s again

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 10:53 PM 0

14. TyrionLannister unregistered

If you ever used a moto G 2014 for an extended period of time, you would know how bad it works after you install a few apps. It literally takes over 10 seconds to open contacts. And the stutter is unbearable. Two of my friends have it and they are annoyed by it. It works good for the initial 2 weeks though. In contrast, the moto E runs much much better.

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 11:11 PM 0

6. Intrepid_wiz

Posts: 28; Member since: Dec 30, 2015

Seems like a new device from the "Desire" lineup

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 1:56 PM 0

7. Yaksha

Posts: 7; Member since: Feb 07, 2016

1,5GB Ram is fine.. 8MP Camera and a 5MP front-cam is also ok.. 8GB storage is kinda ok.. and it's probably a 5" phone or 4,7".. the only left would be CPU right now.. and I don't know much about Graphic processor., looks like u guys didn't like SD210, can someone tell me about GPU's?

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 2:07 PM 0

9. Sidewinder

Posts: 515; Member since: Jan 15, 2015

The CPU performance would be on par with the snapdragon s4 plus from 4 years back which feels like a very underpowered soc by today's standards. Manufacturers just don't use the 2xx series now even in their cheapest phones. It is kinda odd that a brand like htc would still use this soc. The only positive out illa it would be the 64 bit architecture

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 3:18 PM 3

10. Yaksha

so.. worth 2 buy?

posted on Feb 20, 2016, 5:54 PM 0

16. xperiaZlover

Posts: 202; Member since: Nov 15, 2015

Sd210 is even worse than s4 plus dude. S4 plus approximately similar to Sd615. S4 plus in Sony Z get geekbench and antutu 6 score similar to SD 615. S4 plus and sd615 get around 28- 35k in antutu SD 210 only gets about 20k. The GPU is adreno 304. Which is even inferior to adreno 305 in a 2 year old moto G and Sony M,m2... S4 plus can run 99.9% of games lag free still if the firmware is highly optimized. Only game I think might be laggy in the s4 plus is FIFA 16 which even iPhone 5 can't play. So Sd210 is crap. Useless .utter waste of money processor. Buying a HTC m7 is better than buying this so.