HTC Desire 816 now available to buy in Europe, costs around $400

posted by Florin T. / Apr 30, 2014, 7:52 PM

HTC Desire 816 now available to buy in Europe, costs around $400

Launched in some Asian markets in March, the new HTC Desire 816 can now be purchased in Europe, too. For the moment, we’re seeing it available only in Romania, but we assume that customers in other European countries will be able to buy it pretty soon as well.

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.

Announced at MWC 2014 in late February, the HTC Desire 816 is a large mid-end smartphone that measures 6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 inches (156.6 x 78.7 x 7.99 mm) and runs Android 4.4 KitKat. That aside, it offers a 5.5-inch 720p display, quad-core 1.6GHz Snapdragon 400 processor, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing camera, 1.5GB of RAM, and 8GB of expandable internal memory. The handset comes with a 2600 mAh battery.

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

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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

12. amiroo3

Posts: 10; Member since: Mar 12, 2014

i dont think so cus 816 much better than moto x in case of spc and design.

posted on May 01, 2014, 12:42 AM 1

17. jaytai0106

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

8. Kishin

Excuse this reply.

posted on Apr 30, 2014, 11:40 PM 0

11. fzacek

PA should add an option to delete your posts within a certain time...

posted on May 01, 2014, 12:02 AM 0

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

6. Firedrops

Posts: 254; Member since: Sep 06, 2011

I love htc's flagships(using the m8 now), but they always seem to overprice their mid-range and budget phones. Also, 5.5" 720p sounds like a horrible idea.