Comparison of Samsung Galaxy A8 and HTC One M8S

The comparison of the Samsung Galaxy A8 and HTC One M8S smartphones’ specifications. This comparison table helps to choose the most fitting smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800F)
Samsung Galaxy A8
HTC One M8S (ONEM8S)
HTC One M8S
Release date
2015 2015
Price
Body
Weight
5.33 oz 5.64 oz
Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 inch 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.38 inch
Colors
black, gold, white amber gold, glacial silver, gunmetal gray
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
System
OS version
Android OS v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS v5.0 (Lollipop)
SoC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
CPU
Octa-core, Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core, Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Quad-core 1 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Adreno 405
Performance
Display
Display type
Super AMOLED Super LCD3
Screen size
5.7 inch 5 inch
Resolution
1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Multitouch support
yes yes
Refresh rate
Brightness
Memory
RAM
2 GB 2 GB
Internal storage
32 GB 16 GB
Memory card slot
microSD microSD
Camera
Main camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 px, autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 px, autofocus
Flash
LED Dual LED
Selfie camera
5 MP 5 MP
Connectivity
GSM 2G bands
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Network coverage
2G / 3G / 4G 2G / 3G / 4G
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
yes yes
FM radio
yes, with RDS yes, with RDS
USB
microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Headphone
3.5 mm jack 3.5 mm jack
Battery
Type
Li-Ion 3050 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 2840 mAh, non-removable
Charger
Features
Sensors
accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, light, proximity accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity
Specials
Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Dual SIM HTC Sense 7

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