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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-03-25 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than HTC One (M8), having a score of 75.8 against 71.9. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) body is newer, somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than the HTC One (M8). HTC One (M8) features a brighter screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the HTC One (M8) also counts with a little bit better pixels quantity in each inch of screen.
HTC One (M8) has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has lesser cores and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) takes much clearer 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 definition, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a larger aperture to take better low light images and videos and a much more megapixels camera in the back.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better memory to install applications and games than HTC One (M8), and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than HTC One (M8), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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