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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-06-03 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.38 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6200 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.84 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 598 hours standby time 23.3 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is much better than the HTC One ME's score of 73.5. Galaxy S8's body has the same weight than the HTC One ME, but it's somewhat thinner. Galaxy S8 features a bit better performance than HTC One ME, because it has a higher amount of RAM and 7 more processing cores.
HTC One ME has just a bit better screen than Galaxy S8, although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of screen, a little smaller screen and a quite lower 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The HTC One ME features a bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy S8, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 2 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has just a little better battery life than HTC One ME, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh. Galaxy S8 has a better camera than HTC One ME, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video quality, a tinier camera sensor taking lower quality pictures and videos and a back camera with lot less MP, it also counts with a lot larger diafragm aperture.
Galaxy S8 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it a no doubt choice.
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