HTC Desire 825 vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

Product
HTC Desire 825
259 USD
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
259 USD

Price
259 USD
259 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Desire 825
SM-A166B, SM-A166B/DS, SM-A166P, SM-A166P/DS, SM-A166E, SM-A166E/DS

Launch Date
2016, April 05
2024, October 05

Dimensions
156.9 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.18 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)
200 g (7.05 oz)
Build
Black, White
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame IP54, dust and splash resistant
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Type
Super LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Size
5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.1% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

OS
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 305
Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
2GB
4GB/8GB
Storage
16GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.8
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 2700 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
25W wired

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Virtual proximity sensing

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio
FM radio
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
microUSB 2.0
USB Type-C 2.0

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA unlocked
5G bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Performance
AnTuTu: 368854 (v9), 435895 (v10) GeekBench: 2090 (v5), 2042 (v6) 3DMark: 360 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
824 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Active use score 12:08h