The HTC Desire 616 is pretty but lacks power (pictures)
This good-looking phone from HTC derives its good looks from the Desire 816, but it ultimately underwhelms with its sluggish performance.
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The HTC Desire 616 is a budget phone with dual-SIM card slots, so you can have personal and work SIMs, or a SIM for a nearby country. It's powered by a MediaTek octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz.