[Desire 816 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vbrsekhar:
After using the HTC DESIRE 816 dual sim mobile (UAE edition) phone for about a month, I would rate as follows. Hit the thanks button, if you liked the post.

1. Look and feel - 4.5 out of 5

Cant use the phone completely with one hand and sometimes the glossy finish at the back is quite slippery.

2. Sound System - 4 out of 5

Even on the highest sound level, some videos and songs appear to be running on low voice. Boom sound is great and is almost alike the Beats sound. People argue on that though, but I am quite satisfied.

3. Operating system - 3.5 out of 5.

There is not much to say about Android kit Kat 4.4.2 and the way it looks on this phone, however the only problem is 4.4.2 versions comes with SD-card write protect, which means some apps cannot download the data into the external sd-cards but instead download into the internal memory, which is already very low. So if you are a hardcore gamer, then you should use link2SD app working on your mobile, which requires you to root, unlock the bootloader, partition the sd-card etc etc, that voids all your warranties on this phone.

4. Battery - 4.5 out of 5

With the power saver and xtreme power saver modes, you can almost get the mobile for 1.5 to 2 days on moderate usage.

5. Responsiveness - 4 out of 5.

In most cases (99%) it is good.

6. Data Connectivity - 3.5 out 5.

Although you could get a max of 3g speeds in the dual sim mobile, you would only see H or H+ on one sim and G on the second sims most of the times. However, I am ok with the H speeds in Desire 816, which are almost equivalent to 3G speeds in my Sony Xperia Z and Samsung S4. So I am impressed. However, with the second sim, the speeds are unusually slow because of the G speed that you get.

On the contrary, I the single sim variety in this is model has got better speeds because it has 4G capability.

7. Body - 2.0 out of 5

I would rate it badly because I dropped my mobile once on a tar road and found not only the scratches on the body but also the chipped out surfaces at some places. I was quite frustrated and annoyed as this was the first mobile ever I found the external body chipping out when dropped on ground. It is like a chip out from a porcelain dinner plate.

8. Extra features - 3.5 out of 5

Some phones come with fast download mode, which make the downloads faster using wifi and network connection at the same time. This is quite a new feature to me coming from the samsung and sony phones.

Kids mode, parental control, Zoe makes your mobile even more valuer provided if you have kids :)

On the flipside, it does not have an inbuilt option to set up your voip accounts. Lame. You must download an external app called c-sip or droidsip or whatever.Also, it does not have an inbuilt security app to locate your device when lost. You would have to download an extra apk for that.

9. Camera - 4 out 5

Camera quality is good though, but at nights, the quality is not that great. But the features usability is very user friendly though.

10. Overall - 4 out 5.

Weighing the price vs features and capabilities, I would rate 4 for this piece.

I am sure there would be other good features and some ok and not so good features in this mobile that I might have forgotten to rate here but they are not many though.

Anyways, I am interested to know how the other users would rate this mobile ??