Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One M8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S4

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HTC One M8

HTC One M8

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Samsung Galaxy S4 or HTC One M8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S4 HTC One M8
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Release date 2013, March 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in
Weight 130 g | 4.59 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum body
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Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
Stand by time - Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super LCD3
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 66.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF -4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, AF
-4 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 5 MP, f/2.0
Functions Dual video call HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6
Chipset - Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) - Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP3 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149 152
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475 540
GeekBench 4 Single Core 683 961
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1696 2306
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1533 2438
GeekBench 4 Battery 460 1320

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (market/operator dependent)
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as HTC M8, All New HTC One

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