HTC Desire 816 review

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HTC Desire 816 review
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HTC Desire 816 review

A balance of shade and light gets good results

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HTC Desire 816 review

Macro mode captures a good level of detail

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HTC Desire 816 review

You can see how bright sun melts the definition and colours

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HTC Desire 816 review

Catch a direct glimpse of the sun and the photo is ruined

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HTC Desire 816 review

Indoors in low light the noise is quick to creep in

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The single LED flash is relatively weak

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Posterize is one of 15 different filters you can apply when taking a photo

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HTC Desire 816 review

Here's another close-up that shows good focus on the subject

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