Phone Comparison - HTC One M8 Eye vs Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Xiaomi
Announced October 2014 Expected Announcement - December 2014 November 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Rumored - January 2015 Available - November 2015
Price Rs. 18,999 ($279.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar 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)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 164 g (5.78 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
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
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 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 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IPX7 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU - Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.55% 72.64% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
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 Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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 HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time - - -