Screen size
S396Winner: 5.0"+36%
V8163.2"
Quick verdict
S396 leads the measured specs 12-1.
Measured wins
S396
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
V816
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
S396
GSM / HSPA / LTE
V816
GSM
2G bands
S396
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
V816
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1, GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
3G bands
S396
HSDPA 900 / 2100
V816
-
4G bands
S396
1, 3, 7, 20, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
V816
-
Speed
S396
HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
V816
-
GPRS
S396
-
V816
Class 12
EDGE
S396
-
V816
Yes
Announced
S396
2015, June. Released 2015, June
V816
2011, January. Released 2011, Q2
Status
S396
Discontinued
V816
Discontinued
Dimensions
S396
141.9 x 73 x 9.7 mm (5.59 x 2.87 x 0.38 in)
V816
111 x 55 x 13.9 mm (4.37 x 2.17 x 0.55 in)
Weight
S396
151 g (5.33 oz)
V816
141 g (4.97 oz)
SIM
S396
Dual SIM
V816
Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Other
S396
-
V816
Trackball
Type
S396
IPS LCD
V816
TFT, 256K colors
Size
S396
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.5% screen-to-body ratio)
V816
3.2 inches, 29.1 cm2 (~47.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
S396
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
V816
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~292 ppi density)
OS
S396
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
V816
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Chipset
S396
Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
V816
-
CPU
S396
Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
V816
-
GPU
S396
Mali-T720MP2
V816
-
Card slot
S396
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
V816
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
S396
8GB 1GB RAM
V816
180MB
Single
S396
8 MP, AF
V816
5 MP, AF
Features
S396
LED flash
V816
LED flash
Video
S396
1080p@30fps
V816
480p@30fps
Single
S396
8 MP
V816
-
Video
S396
V816
-
Other
S396
-
V816
No
Loudspeaker
S396
Yes
V816
Yes
3.5mm jack
S396
Yes
V816
Yes
WLAN
S396
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
V816
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
S396
4.0, A2DP
V816
2.1, A2DP
Positioning
S396
GPS
V816
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
S396
No
V816
-
Radio
S396
FM radio
V816
No
USB
S396
microUSB 2.0
V816
miniUSB 2.0
Sensors
S396
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
V816
Browser
S396
-
V816
HTML
Other
S396
-
V816
MP3/WAV/AAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input
Type
S396
Li-Ion 2300 mAh, removable
V816
Removable Li-Ion 1530 mAh battery
Stand-by
S396
-
V816
Up to 720 h
Talk time
S396
-
V816
Up to 16 h
Colors
S396
Black
V816
Black