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HTC Desire 516

Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Operating system
5" Screen size
5MP Main camera
Snapdragon 200 Quad core Processor
4 GB Storage
1,950 mAh Battery
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Specifications
Full specs
Overview
Released Jun 2014
Announced —
Price tier —
Also Known As —
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad core
CPU Speed 1200MHz
RAM 1GB
Storage 4 GB
Price (CAD) —
Regions USA, Canada
Regional Variants —
Warranty 1 Year
Accessories AC Charger, Manual, Standard Battery
Software & Support
OS Android
OS at Launch 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Current Version —
OS Updates —
Security Updates —
Custom UI —
Display
Type Color
Technology LCD
Size 5"
Resolution 540 × 960
Pixel Density 220 ppi
Colors 16.7 million
Refresh Rate —
Touch Sampling Rate —
Peak Brightness —
Always On Display
DC Dimming
DisplayMate Grade —
Multi-touch
Fingerprint Resistant
Sensors Motion / Accelerometer
Additional Features Capacitive touch screen
Secondary Display
Secondary Display
Type —
Size —
Resolution —
Color Type —
Colors —
Camera — Main
Main Camera 5MP
Flash Yes (LED)
Sensor Name —
Sensor Size —
Focal Length (Main) —
Focal Length (Ultrawide) —
Focal Length (Telephoto) —
Optical Zoom —
Digital Zoom —
Video Resolution —
Video FPS —
Video Length —
Video Formats MPEG-4
Features Effects, Geotagging, Panorama
Additional Info -
Camera — Front
Front Camera
Video Recording
Resolution 2MP
Video Resolution —
Video FPS —
Zoom Unknown
Optical Zoom —
Digital Zoom —
Features —
Additional Info -
Camera — Scores
DxOMark Overall —
DxOMark Photo —
DxOMark Video —
DxOMark Zoom —
DxOMark Bokeh —
DxOMark Selfie —
DxOMark Rank —
Performance
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad core
Process Node —
GPU —
RAM 1GB
Storage 4 GB
AnTuTu v11 —
Geekbench 6 Single —
Geekbench 6 Multi —
Geekbench 5 Single —
Geekbench 5 Multi —
Battery
Capacity 1,950 mAh
Type Lithium Polymer (Li-Pol)
Removable
Fast Charging —
Wireless Charging —
Comes with Charger —
Talk Time 9h 00m
Video Playback —
Internet (WiFi) —
Internet (Cellular) —
Standby 9h 12m
Mixed Usage —
Charge Time 0–100% —
Charged in 30 Min —
GSMArena Score —
Battery Test Source —
Battery Life (Call) —
Battery Life (Video) —
Battery Life (Web) —
Battery Life (Gaming) —
Connectivity
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi b/g/n
WiFi Version —
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP, OPP/FTP
Bluetooth Codecs SBC
USB Type Micro-USB 2.0
USB OTG
USB Speed —
NFC
Infrared
Headset Jack 3.5mm
Mobile Hotspot
GPS
GPS Type A-GPS
UWB
Satellite —
Memory Expansion
Expansion Type MicroSD, MicroSDHC
Expansion Capacity 32MB
Cellular
Networks GPRS, EDGE, HSUPA, HSPA+ 21.1
3G MHz
900 2100
2G MHz
850 900 1800 1900
Data —
VoLTE Unknown
WiFi Calling Unknown
Physical SIM Yes
Dual SIM
eSIM
Push to Talk
Data Tethering
Design & Build
Form Factor Bar
Material Plastic
Frame Material —
Rear Material —
Colors Black, Whie
Dimensions 14 × 7.2 × 1 cm (5.51 × 2.83 × 0.39 in)
Weight 160g
IP Rating —
Water Resistance Unknown
Fingerprint Sensor No
Rugged Design
iFixit Score —
Parts Availability —
Audio
External Speakers Yes
Noise Cancellation
Dolby Atmos
Hi-Res Audio
FM Radio —
GSMArena Loudness —
Speaker Loudness —
Input & Navigation
Touchscreen
Navigation Type Touchscreen
Keyboard Type Touchscreen
Home Key
Sleep/Wake Key
External Volume
Safety
SAR Head 0.573 W/kg
SAR Body 0.595 W/kg
Hearing Aid Compatible
TTY/TDD
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Additional Information —
Additional Comments —
Related Links Official Website
Manual Download PDF
Quick Start Guide —

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Zen Han · Answered

First I wanted to buy other brands(not as famous compared to HTC,SAMSUNG,APPLE.....) HTC had been a trusted brand so that's why I picked it,I though it was good in everything but 1gb storage are you kidding me. If u download watsapp and you have alot of friends,do you think 1gb is enough? Now i am so dissapointed & sad with it.....HTC Desire 516 not a user friendly phone,from now on I am never getting a HTC phone in my life,will tell my friends that HTC has this problem. I am so angry right now.

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Mario_63480 · Answered

Bad phone. low memory, no app transfer option (from internal memory to SD Card). The camera is good only in good lightning conditions (Day light). Low LED Flash brightness. Touchscreen isn't so bad, but it's also not so good. Overall performance of applications is OK. As a result, the disadvantages of the phone overcome the advantages, and after a 8 month using experience, i wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone. I hope that HTC will stop this stupidity and back to produce the best Android phones as it was someday.

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pinos · Answered

In the developed options set 1,5 or more for transition and animator scale —for me the shotdown for overtemp is resolved ( the my 516 had it only for data 3G active )

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Carl · Answered

Have you tried using RootGenius (link)? Please note that there's a chance to fail and may cause phone malfunctions. Try it at your own risk.

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Sureshkumar Muthiah · Answered

I have both options in my mobile. Even though i selected preferred installation location as SD card and default write disk as SD card apps are installed only in mobile internal storage. Please any one help.

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Carl · Answered

That's the thing, not all apps are movable. You should be able to see some apps can be 'Move to Internal storage'.

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Carl · Answered

Hi arun. Back up your gallery files. Once everything is backed up, go to Settings > Apps > All > Media storage > Clear data. Restart phone and try camera again.

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Sivanagu · Answered

My phn was switchedoff before it shows a warning like temperature was too hot shutdown what was the complaint

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rahman · Answered

htc 516 mobile using while too heat phone switched off repeatedly command promt also heat after battery drain

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Carl · Answered

Hi there. Please check the question How to move applications to SD card on the HTC Desire 516? Please let me know if that helps.

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Carl · Answered

It happens when you play games, watch videos, and when you are on a call for a pretty long time. This happens faster when charging, so I don't suggest doing such while it is charging.

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Carl · Answered

I also experience the same on my phone (a different phone) what I usually do is just restart the phone. Can you try that and let us know if that simply works.

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