Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 899.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola One Action is a little bit better than the HTC One (M8), with a global score of 78.5 against 71.6. Motorola One Action's body is extremely newer and just a bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the HTC One (M8). The HTC One (M8) has a bit better processor than Motorola One Action, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The HTC One (M8) counts with a sharper display than Motorola One Action, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Motorola One Action features a much better camera than HTC One (M8), because it has a much better 3840x2160 video resolution, a camera in the back with much more MP and a larger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video.
Motorola One Action counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than HTC One (M8), because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Motorola One Action counts with superior battery life than HTC One (M8), because it has a 3500mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Motorola One Action is also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone a great choice.
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