Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 7.52 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy M31s is a lot better than HTC One (M8), getting an 88 score against 71.9. Both phones in this comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M31s has the newer 11 version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0. The Samsung Galaxy M31s is a a lot heavier cellphone than the HTC One (M8), but they have the same thickness.
Galaxy M31s's processor is just as good as the processing unit in HTC One (M8), because although the Galaxy M31s has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more cores (although slower). HTC One (M8) features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M31s, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher display pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy M31s captures much better videos and photos than HTC One (M8), because it has a much higher (4K) video definition, a way higher resolution camera, a larger camera aperture and a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality. Galaxy M31s features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than HTC One (M8), because it has a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy M31s has a very superior battery life than HTC One (M8), because it has a 131% bigger battery capacity.
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