HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences

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HTC One or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	HTC One	Samsung Galaxy A
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2013, February	2010, April
Dimensions (HxWxD)	137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm \| 5.41 x 5.41 x 2.69 in	119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm \| 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in
Weight	143 g \| 5.04 oz	128 g \| 4.52 oz
Body Build	Aluminum body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, Silver, Red, Blue, Gold	Deep Black, Cream White
Battery	2300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po	1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion
Battery life	Stand by time - Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 27 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)	Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Approximate price	270 EUR	100 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	Super LCD3	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	4.7" in	3.7" in
Screen area	60.9 cm²	39.0 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	65.0%	54.5%
Screen resolution	1080 x 1920 px	480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	469 PPI	252 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	4 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Camera specs	-4 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, OIS, AF	-5 MP, AF
Functions	LED flash	LED flash
Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	720p
Front camera, selfie	2.1 MP, Single	0.3 MP, Single
Specifications	2.1 MP	VGA videocall camera
Functions	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5 (Lollipop); Sense UI 5	Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset	- Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600	- TI OMAP 3430
CPU	- Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300	- 720 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU	Adreno 320	PowerVR SGX530
External memory	No	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal memory	32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM	1 GB, 384 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core	109
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	398
GeekBench 4 Single Core	705
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	1652
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	791

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Micro-SIM	Mini-SIM
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - EMEA LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - AT&T LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600) - Asia LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - T-Mobile	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps	HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Class 10
Edge	Yes	Class 10
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC	Yes (Market dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host	microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, aptX	2.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 0.66 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.86 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body)	SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)

Music and Audio

Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	No
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port	- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras		- DMB TV -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer
Versions		- For South Korea

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