Phone Comparison - HTC One M8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Sony
Announced March 2014 September 2014 September 2015
Status Available - March 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - October 2015
Price - - Rs. 27,300 ($399.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
127 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.55% 74.32% 69.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels
Flash Dual-LED LED Flash 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, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3220 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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