HTC One E8 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences

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HTC One E8 or Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC One E8 Samsung Galaxy S3
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Release date 2014, June 2012, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.4 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.78 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 133 g | 4.69 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, red, black Pebble blue, Marble white, Amber brown, Garnet red, Sapphire black, Titanium grey, La Fleur
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 504 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 26 h 40 min (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 590 h (2G) / Up to 790 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 11 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super LCD3 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.8" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 63.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.6% 65.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 306 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF, f/2.2 -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.9 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 60
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 117
GeekBench 4 Single Core 940 505
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2222 1253
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2614 726
GeekBench 4 Battery 787

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for India, Hong Kong 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - SEA 
TD-SCDMA - Hong Kong
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - SEA 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Hong Kong
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.32 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.55 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.21 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Also known as HTC One (E8) Ace, HTC ONE (E8) dual sim

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