HTC Desire Eye vs Samsung Galaxy A8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | July 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 28,000 ($411.76) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Blue, Red, White | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 in) |
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
| Weight | |
| 154 g (5.43 oz) | 151 g (5.33 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - Asia |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 28) TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41) LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 (Bands 2, 4, 5, 17, 29) - AT&T LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 8, 20) - EMEA |
LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| IPX7 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes | - Fingerprint sensor |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | Adreno 405 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 13 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | FM radio with RDS; recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, apt-X | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2400 mAh | 3050 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 538 h (3G) | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 20 h (3G) | - |