HTC Desire 816 vs LG Nexus 5

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

  Nexus 5: 35 g lighter

  Desire 816:

  165 g

  Nexus 5:

  130 g

• Width

  Nexus 5: 9.5 mm narrower

  Desire 816:

  78.7 mm

  Nexus 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Nexus 5: 0.55 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 816:

  5.5 in

  Nexus 5:

  4.95 in

• Chipset

  Desire 816:

  Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

  Nexus 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 816: 0.7 mm thinner

  Desire 816:

  7.9 mm

  Nexus 5:

  8.6 mm

• Height

  Nexus 5: 18.7 mm shorter

  Desire 816:

  156.6 mm

  Nexus 5:

  137.9 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 816

   Height:

   156.6 mm +18.7 mm versus Nexus 5

   Width:

   78.7 mm +9.5 mm versus Nexus 5

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Nexus 5

   Height:

   137.9 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   8.6 mm +0.7 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. Nexus 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4.95 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

Desire 816 has approximately 23.5% more rectangular screen area than Nexus 5.

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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