Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) vs HTC One (M8) CDMA Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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HTC One (M8) CDMA

HTC One (M8) CDMA

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) or HTC One (M8) CDMA Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) HTC One (M8) CDMA
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Release date 2014, September 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in
Weight 144 g | 5.08 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
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Colors Black, White Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 290 h
Talking time - Up to 12 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED Super LCD3
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 66.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 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, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF -4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, AF
-4 MP, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@60fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 5 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile) 32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 157
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 597
GeekBench 4 Single Core 961

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - XT1096 (Verizon) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - India
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Sprint, Verizon 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Sprint, Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for Sprint 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Verizon 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Sprint, Verizon
-4G - LTE band 25(1900), 27(800), 38(2600) - Sprint 
LTE band 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - Verizon
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 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, 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, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.83 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
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, temperature - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

- Also known as HTC M8, All New HTC One

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