HTC One M8 Eye vs Samsung Galaxy A7
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | Expected Announcement - December 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Rumored - January 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 18,999 ($279.40) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in) |
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in) |
| Weight | |
| 157 g (5.54 oz) | 133 g (4.69 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS |
| 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 | - |
Display
| Type | |
| Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 66.55% | 72.64% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| - | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 405 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (dual tone) | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Automatic simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | - |
| 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, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |