HTC Desire 816 now available to buy in Europe, costs around $400
posted by Florin T.
/ Apr 30, 2014, 7:52 PM
An unlocked Desire 816 is offered for $405 (1,299 RON) in Romania. The version that's available has dual SIM support - which might not be the case with the variants sold in other markets.
It’s said that the Desire 816 will also be released in the UK and the US, most probably starting May. AT&T might carry the new Desire in the US, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet.
HTC Desire 816
source: QuickMobile (translated)
Related phones
- Display 5.5" 720 x 1280 pixels
- Camera 13 MP / 5 MP front
- Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, Quad-core, 1600 MHz
- Memory
- Storage 8 GB + microSDXC
- Battery 2600 mAh(21h 3G talk time)
19 Comments
1. akki20892
Posts: 3902; Member since: Feb 04, 2013
Love this design.... And great mid range phablet.
posted on Apr 30, 2014, 8:04 PM 9
2. RORYREVOLUTION
Posts: 3131; Member since: Jan 12, 2010
Agreed, I hope to see this bad boy on major US carriers and maybe even some of the prepaid carriers.
posted on Apr 30, 2014, 8:27 PM 2
16. jaytai0106
Posts: 1888; Member since: Mar 30, 2011
If it does not come to the US, it wouldn't be too expensive to find one on eBay.
posted on May 01, 2014, 6:40 AM 0
3. Lt.Green
Posts: 397; Member since: Mar 13, 2014
HTC finally got their pricing right.
posted on Apr 30, 2014, 8:33 PM 2
9. Kishin
Posts: 706; Member since: May 30, 2013
Moto X is better in ways for less than $400.
posted on Apr 30, 2014, 11:41 PM 1
10. ihavenoname
Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013
But as far as I'm concerned, it's US (UK???) exclusive.
posted on Apr 30, 2014, 11:44 PM 1
17. jaytai0106
Posts: 1888; Member since: Mar 30, 2011
Moto X and Desire 816 are in different category. However, with front facing speakers are very nice :D
posted on May 01, 2014, 6:42 AM 0
4. fzacek
Posts: 2486; Member since: Jan 26, 2014
Too expensive IMO. Costs more than Nexus 5, which is a much better phone...
posted on Apr 30, 2014, 9:04 PM 5
18. Berzerk000
Posts: 4275; Member since: Jun 26, 2011
Many devices cost more than the Nexus 5 despite being technically worse. It's because Google is a huge corporation that doesn't specialize in hardware and can take small margins.
posted on May 01, 2014, 7:10 AM 0
5. iphone5cuserguide
Posts: 4; Member since: Apr 30, 2014
I think it's going to be a hit in the USA for sure
posted on Apr 30, 2014, 9:17 PM 1
13. jibraihimi
Posts: 800; Member since: Nov 29, 2011
I think if htc had priced it at 300$-350$ range, then it would have kicked other midrangers out of the park........
posted on May 01, 2014, 3:21 AM 0
15. xoxoGeorges
Posts: 209; Member since: Jul 11, 2013
Can't you get an unlocked note 2 at that price?
