HTC Desire 516 Launched

Recently Taiwanese mobile manufacturer HTC unveiled HTC Desire 516 smartphone as a clear alternative to Moto G.

After being listed online HTC Desire 516 has been officially launched in India at a price of about Rs. 14,200 putting it in direct competition with Motorola’s most selling smartphone in India, Moto G.

HTC is notably touting its BlinkFeed and Video Highlights features on the HTC Desire 516 Dual SIM, saying that some most popular features of the HTC One series are now available on 'a more affordable handset.'

Let’s take a look at its specifications.

• 5 inch qHD Screen
• 1.2 GHz quad core processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 5 Megapixel rear camera
• 2 MP front camera
• Adreno 305 GPU
• 1,950 mAh battery
• 4GB internal memory, expanded upto 32GB
• Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean

HTC Desire 516 comes in pearl white and dark gray color and is listed on eBay at MRP Rs. 13,302. It’s also listed on themobilestore at a price of Rs. 12,999. It will be available in stores starting from 30^th June and the online sellers will full-fill the pre-orders thereafter.

It have a bigger screen and a 2MP Front Camera but for the rest of the features Moto G wins the race. It would have been more efficient if it was launched at around Rs. 10,000.