HTC One M8 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Comparison and Differences

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HTC One M8

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HTC One M8 or Samsung Galaxy S3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC One M8 Samsung Galaxy S3
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Release date 2014, March 2012, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 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 160 g | 5.64 oz 133 g | 4.69 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold 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 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (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 66.7% 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 4 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, AF
-4 MP, depth sensor
-8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3'', AF
Functions HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.9 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 1.9 MP, f/2.6
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6 Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), 4.3 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) 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 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 152 60
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 540 117
GeekBench 4 Single Core 961 505
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2306 1253
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2438 726
GeekBench 4 Battery 1320 787

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-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), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/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/ac, 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 (market/operator dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 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 Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port - 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 M8, All New HTC One

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