Phone Comparison - HTC One M8 vs Motorola Nexus 6 vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Motorola
Announced March 2014 October 2014 September 2014
Status Available - March 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold Midnight Blue, Cloud White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.96 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.55% 74.05% 73.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3220 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Up to 330 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 24 h -