Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3a is a bit better than HTC One (M8), getting a 78.8 score against 71.9. The Google Pixel 3a is a noticeably newer device, and it is also a little bit lighter and thinner than HTC One (M8). Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Google Pixel 3a has the newer 11 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0, providing you lots of additional features and enhanced performance.
HTC One (M8) counts with a brighter screen than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, they both have a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The HTC One (M8) features a little better processing power than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has 4 lesser cores (but faster) and less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Google Pixel 3a shoots better photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has a bigger aperture to take better photos in low light situations, a much better video definition, a back facing camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality.
The HTC One (M8) has a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Google Pixel 3a has a little better battery duration than HTC One (M8), because it has a 15 percent bigger battery size.
The Google Pixel 3a not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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