Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-03-25 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 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 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
Galaxy A6 has a global score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the HTC One (M8)'s overall score of 71.9. Galaxy A6 is a much newer and somewhat thinner phone than the HTC One (M8), but it's also a bit heavier. HTC One (M8) has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy A6, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel number in each display inch and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Galaxy A6 counts with a greater memory for games and applications than HTC One (M8), and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A6 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 400 GB. The HTC One (M8) counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A6, because although it has less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU.
Galaxy A6 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A6 also counts with a larger camera aperture, a bigger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality and a lot higher 16 mega pixels resolution camera.
The Galaxy A6 features a bit better battery performance than HTC One (M8), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy A6 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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