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HTC One (M8)
32 GBApple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Apple |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-03-25 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 899.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 6 Plus has a general score of 75.3, which is just a bit better than HTC One (M8)'s score of 71.6. IPhone 6 Plus has iOS 8.x OS, while HTC One (M8) counts with Android 5.0 OS. IPhone 6 Plus's body is a little heavier but notably thinner than HTC One (M8), and they were only released 6 months apart.
The iPhone 6 Plus's processing unit is very similar to HTC One (M8)'s CPU, because although the iPhone 6 Plus has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a 450 MHz GPU, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a slightly better looking screen than HTC One (M8), because although it has a little less pixels per inch of screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a little bigger screen.
HTC One (M8) features a superior memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus counts with a little better battery performance than HTC One (M8), because it has a 2915mAh battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
IPhone 6 Plus shoots slightly better photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same sensor size, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 60 fps video frame rates, the iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Apple iPhone 6 Plus is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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