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HTC Desire 816 Quad-Core 1.6 GHz Android v4.4.2 Kit Kat Virgin Mobile Smart Phone

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  • Android v4.4.2 Kit Kat
  • Wi-Fi/GPS
  • 5.5" Touch Screen
  • 13 MP camera, 5 MP front facing camera

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  • Specifications
  • Warranty & Returns
  • Reviews

HTC Desire 816 Quad-Core 1.6GHz Virgin Mobile Smart Phone

Features

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3G/4G LTE Network
Fast surfing, messaging and downloading. Enjoy blazing 4G LTE speeds where available while on the nationwide Sprint® 4G LTE Network.

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Daily Mobile Hotspot*
+$5 turns your smartphone into a Mobile Hotspot for a day - connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

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5.5" Super-LCD Touchscreen Display
Huge 5.5" display with seamless edges lets you view and share effortlessly so all can see, while Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 keeps the screen scratch-free.

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13MP BSI Camera + Flash
Point and shoot like a pro with the 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera.

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HTC Zoe™
Create your own mini-movies in seconds. Choose the pictures and videos you want to combine and when you're done, share them with friends and let them add to the mix.

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HTC BoomSound™
Dual front-facing stereo speakers powered with built-in amps project audio with attitude. Enjoy and share your music, videos, games and content with amazing sound.

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HTC BlinkFeed™
Fill your home screen with all your favorite content from newsfeeds and social media pages. Updated on demand. It's like a new magazine designed especially for you, every day.

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1.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
Surf the Web, launch apps and play games with some serious speed.

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Android™ 4.4.2 Kit Kat OS
Improves on the simplicity and beauty of previous versions, with a more polished design and improved performance.

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Environmental Certification
Platinum certified, this phone meets the highest level of environmental performance established by UL Environment.

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Specifications

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PLATFORM

  • Android™ 4.4.2 Kit Kat OS / HTC Sense 6.0

DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT

  • Height: 6.17"
  • Width: 3.1"
  • Depth: 0.31"
  • Weight: 5.82 oz
  • Screen Size: 5.5" S-LCD Display

BATTERY

  • Battery: 2600mAh Li-Ion (embedded)
  • Talk Time: 15.5 hours

PROCESSOR

  • 1.6GHz Quad-Core

MEMORY

  • 1.5GB RAM / 8GB ROM

CONNECTIVITY

  • Bluetooth 4.0 Profiles (HFP/HSP/A2DP/MAP/PBAP)

Learn more about the HTC America Desire 816

Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information
  • Warranty
  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 30 days
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 30 days
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Customer Reviews of the HTC America Desire 816

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  • Anonymous
  • 1/8/2016 8:04:19 AM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsLess than five because of miscalibrated camera

Pros: • Screen and camera are responsive.
• Processor reasobably fast.
• 100GB of extra Google Drive storage (for two years).
• System updateable through version 6
• Sync Manager software (for PC/Mac) is useful for copying files to/from computer.

Cons: • CAMERA'S IMAGE IS YELLOW-TINTED, MORESO IN BRIGHTER LIGHT. Images require post-processing for color correction, as well as in-app tweaking (i.e., saturation, EV). One reason for buing this phone was its 13MP camera. I don't have a week or two to lose in the return process. Makes me miss the days before online shopping, when I could just go back the store where I'd bought something and swap it out for a non-defective one.
• HTC proprietary software arrogates too much present and demands too much engagement with HTC's "brand."
• Battery's life could be better, but then again, it's powering a 5/5" screen.

Other Thoughts: I had written a detailed, thoughtful, balanced and sometimes humorous review, but my log-in timed-out, thanks to New Egg. So, I'm really annoyed - but you really lose.

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  • Adam S.
  • 7/19/2015 1:58:43 AM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

5 out of 5 eggsMid-Range Phablet

Pros: -Very strong glass; I have dropped it multiple times from a height of 3+ feet, Still in-tact.
-Very good camera for such a low budget phone.
-Cpu is VERY good for a low-medium price smartphone
-Battery life lasts me a full day (18 hours)

Cons: -Could have more ram, you are getting what you pay for essentially. At a price of $180(currently) you get mediocre ram (1 Gb) for a quadcore 1.6 GHz cpu? could be more balanced.

-Storage is only 8gb and it comes with alot of HTC bloatware. In a recent update htc added 2-3 apps that arent even compatible with this phone, like htc dot view

Other Thoughts: I got this phone for Christmas, I am still using it (July 19th) and have zero problems. If I would have demo'ed this phone i would have said it was at least double the price.

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  • John W.
  • 3/3/2015 4:04:39 PM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGood display and camera in a big frame

Pros: Camera works well and the screen is nice, responds to inputs well and runs programs as quickly as my Galaxy S4.

Cons: My wife mentioned that the overall dimensions are a little big, but not enough to detract.

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  • Westley S.
  • 1/27/2015 8:26:56 AM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsVery happy with this phone

Pros: This is only the 2nd smartphone I've ever had, and I mainly got it because my other one kept running out of room and I needed more apps, and I also wanted to be able to send group texts and maintain a thread.
I'm just really writing this to tell anyone that may be on the fence about getting this to consider it.
Here's what I mainly use it for:
Phone calls, text messages, Calendar, Facebook or facebook messages, email, To do list apps, financial apps, google docs.
Everything else is just icing, like room to put music or whatever.
I use an iPod for my music, so I dont need it on my phone.

Cons: I'm sure there may be some cons, but I can't think of any right now.

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  • SAMUEL N.
  • 1/23/2015 9:15:20 AM
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat reviews on this HTC 816

Pros: Great reviews on this device. I was torn between a tablet of some sort or just getting a new cell phone. My girlfriends HTC ONE is nice and I'm familiar with the OS system which is why I went with this Desire 816. Not to heavy for the size which is a plus The Camera is amazing on this phone which is the best feature. 10/10 camera

Cons: No Cons

Other Thoughts: Make sure you have the pocket space for this monster because It is a BIG phone. Nothing out of the ordinary now-a-days.

I would like the next model to have 4k screen resolution, higher clock speed on CPU and more RAM.

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