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.
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
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?
