Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 568 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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 S8 is a little bit better than HTC One M9, with an 81.7 score against 77.7. The Samsung Galaxy S8 design is way newer, a little lighter and thinner than the HTC One M9. The HTC One M9 features a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy S8, although it has a bit smaller screen, a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little worse pixels number per display inch.
The HTC One M9 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a GPU and a 64 bits CPU. The Galaxy S8 features a much greater storage for games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The HTC One M9 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy S8, because although it has a lot smaller aperture which is not good for shooting photographs or video in low light situations, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the HTC One M9 also counts with a bigger sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a camera with a way higher resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh.
The Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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