Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-08-22 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.17 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Sapphire blue | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.93 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is much better than the HTC Wildfire X, getting a score of 81.7 against 72.7. Galaxy S8's construction has the same thickness than HTC Wildfire X, but it is a little lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a much more vibrant screen than HTC Wildfire X, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a way greater number of pixels per inch in the display.
HTC Wildfire X has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the HTC Wildfire X also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy S8 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than HTC Wildfire X. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
HTC Wildfire X counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S8 takes much better videos and photos than HTC Wildfire X, and although they both have a 12 MP resolution camera, the Galaxy S8 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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