HTC One M8 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Comparison and Differences

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HTC One M8

HTC One M8

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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

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HTC One M8 or Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC One M8 Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
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Release date 2014, March 2014, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm | 5.16 x 5.16 x 2.55 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 120 g | 4.23 oz
Body Build Aluminum body
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Colors Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold
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)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 47 h
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Screen

Technology Super LCD3 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 55.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.7% 65.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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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/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 2.1 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Exynos 3470 Quad
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7
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 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 152 73
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 540 243
GeekBench 4 Single Core 961 414
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2306 1122
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2438 743
GeekBench 4 Battery 1320 1032

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G800F 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 17(700) - G800R4 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 28(700) - G800Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market/operator dependent) Yes (LTE model only)
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as HTC M8, All New HTC One

- Versions: G800F (Europe); G800A (AT&T); G800HQ (Turkey); G800H (USA); G800M (LATAM); G800R4 (US Cellular); G800Y (New Zealand)

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