Both the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo and the HTC Desire 816 carry a similar price tag. For readers who are considering choosing between the two devices, here is a specs and price comparison in Australia.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo comes with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels. The HTC Desire 816 comes with a 5.5-inch Super LCD2 capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels.

Both devices are about the same in this category. Both the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo and the HTC Desire 816 come with 267-ppi pixel display density.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo measures 148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 mm and weighs 162.5 grams. The HTC Desire 816 is slightly bigger and slimmer, measuring 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm. The device weighs 165 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo is equipped with a quad-core 1.3-GHz Cortex-A7 and dual-core 1.7-GHz Cortex-A15 processor and Exynos 5260 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a microSD card.

The HTC Desire 816 is equipped with a 1.6-GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 processor and Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 128 GB using a microSD card.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and has 2 GB of RAM. The HTC Desire 816 runs on the Android KitKat operating system and has 1.5 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power, the Desire 816 is the clear winner.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo sports an 8-MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The HTC Desire 816 sports a 13-MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 5 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo comes with a Li-Ion 3,100-mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 18 hours on 3G. The HTC Desire 816 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2,600-mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 21 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 16 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU$449.95 and the HTC Desire 816 4G LTE is priced at around AU$429.95 in Australia.

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