HTC Desire 516 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Desire 516:

  LCD

  Galaxy A8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Galaxy A8: 9 g lighter

  Desire 516:

  160 g

  Galaxy A8:

  151 g

• Width

  Desire 516: 4.8 mm narrower

  Desire 516:

  72 mm

  Galaxy A8:

  76.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 516: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 516:

  5 in

  Galaxy A8:

  5.7 in

• Chipset

  Desire 516:

  Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 (45 nm)

  Galaxy A8:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy A8: 3.8 mm thinner

  Desire 516:

  9.7 mm

  Galaxy A8:

  5.9 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Desire 516

   Height:

   140 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   9.7 mm +3.8 mm versus Galaxy A8

2. 2. Galaxy A8

   Height:

   158 mm +18 mm versus Desire 516

   Width:

   76.8 mm +4.8 mm versus Desire 516

   Depth:

   5.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Desire 516

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A8

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

Galaxy A8 has approximately 30% more rectangular screen area than Desire 516.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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