HTC Desire 816 vs HTC DROID DNA

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.

• Weight

  DROID DNA: 23.3 g lighter

  Desire 816:

  165 g

  DROID DNA:

  141.7 g

• Width

  DROID DNA: 8.2 mm narrower

  Desire 816:

  78.7 mm

  DROID DNA:

  70.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  DROID DNA: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 816:

  5.5 in

  DROID DNA:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 816:

  Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

  DROID DNA:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Depth

  Desire 816: 1.8 mm thinner

  Desire 816:

  7.9 mm

  DROID DNA:

  9.7 mm

• Height

  DROID DNA: 15.6 mm shorter

  Desire 816:

  156.6 mm

  DROID DNA:

  141 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 816

   Height:

   156.6 mm +15.6 mm versus DROID DNA

   Width:

   78.7 mm +8.2 mm versus DROID DNA

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. DROID DNA

   Height:

   141 mm

   Width:

   70.5 mm

   Depth:

   9.7 mm +1.8 mm versus Desire 816

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 816

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. DROID DNA

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Desire 816 has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than DROID DNA.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.