| Local Name | Desire 816 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA version | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900) - Asia version |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2014, February |
| Status | Available. Released 2014, March |
| Dimensions | 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.10 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 165 g (5.82 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Display Type | Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 5.5 inches (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes | HTC Sense UI 6.0 |
| OS | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| GPU | Adreno 305 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, simultaneous HD video and image recording, HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps |
| Secondary Camera | 5 MP, 1080p |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, apt-X |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes (optional) |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Google Drive (100 GB cloud storage), MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, Document viewer, Photo viewer/editor, Voice memo/dial/commands |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 737 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 21 h (3G) |
| Colors | Black, White, Red, Gray, Green |
