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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.12 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has an overall score of 79.6, which is better than HTC One (M8)'s general score of 71.9. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has 11 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a much newer device, and it is also somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the HTC One (M8).
The HTC One (M8) features a better display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater quantity of pixels in each display inch. Samsung Galaxy A40 has a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than HTC One (M8), because it has 32 GB more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
HTC One (M8) has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A40, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics processor. The Galaxy A40 shoots better photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A40 also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video, a back-facing camera with way more MP and a bigger sensor.
Galaxy A40 has greater battery duration than HTC One (M8), because it has a 19 percent greater battery size.
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