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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-03-25 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| 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 A7 (2018) is much better than HTC One (M8), with an 84.2 score against 71.9. Although the Galaxy A7 (2018) is a little heavier than HTC One (M8), it's somewhat thinner and way newer. HTC One (M8) features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the screen.
HTC One (M8) features a bit superior processor than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a way bigger memory for games and applications than HTC One (M8), because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2018) features longer battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) captures better photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture, a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a larger sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality.
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