Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the HTC One (M8)'s general score of 71.9. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has 11 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version, so it provides a couple nice extra features. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 design is newer and just a little thinner, but just a little bit heavier than the HTC One (M8).
The HTC One (M8) counts with just a bit better processing power than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. HTC One (M8) has a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit better camera than HTC One (M8), because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy XCover 5 also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels. The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage.
Galaxy XCover 5 has a little longer battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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