Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-03-25 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is much better than the HTC One (M8), having an 82.1 score against 71.9. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has the newer 9.0 Pie version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's design is newer and somewhat thinner, but heavier than HTC One (M8).
The HTC One (M8) counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a lower number of cores and 4 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. HTC One (M8) has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a better camera than HTC One (M8), because it has a back camera with much more mega-pixels, a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a much longer battery performance than HTC One (M8), because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
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