Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-12-27 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| 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 Galaxy A51 is better than the HTC One (M8), having an 85.5 score against 71.9. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A51 has newer 11 version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0, providing some nice extra features and performance tweaks. Galaxy A51's body is notably newer and somewhat thinner, but also just a bit heavier than the HTC One (M8).
The HTC One (M8) counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy A51 has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than HTC One (M8), because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
HTC One (M8) counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy A51, because although it has less cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Galaxy A51 features a very superior camera than HTC One (M8), and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A51 also has a lot better video quality, a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a camera with a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
Galaxy A51 has a much better battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy A51 is also cheaper than the HTC One (M8).
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