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HTC Desire vs HTC One M8

    2.36 in
    4.69 in
    HTC Desire Mobile Phone
    HTC Desire
      2.78 in
      5.76 in
      HTC One M8 Mobile Phone
      HTC One M8
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      Hardware

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 6.0
      CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 330
      RAM memory512 MB2 GB

      Display

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Screen size3.7 in5.0 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDLCD
      Resolution800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
      TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
      Pixel density252.0 ppi441.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnoyes
      Scratch resistant displayyesyes
      HDRnono
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Panoramayesyes

      Storage

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Internal storage128 MB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage32GB128GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSD
      • microSDXC

      Design

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Colour of productBlack
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • White
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Yellow
      • Blue
      • Red
      • Black
      MaterialPlasticAluminum
      Water resistantnono
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Height4.69 in5.76 in
      Width2.36 in2.78 in
      Depth0.47 in0.37 in
      Weight4.59 oz5.64 oz

      Sensors

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes

      Other features

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      FM radioyesyes

      Connectivity

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Dual sim supportno
      • no
      • yes
      Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.0
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • A2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      Bluetooth codec
      • AAC
      • SBC
      • aptX
      • SBC
      NFCnoyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Navigation systemA-GPSS-GPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEnoyes
      LTE frequencies
      • 800 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      • 700 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      Mobile hotspotyesyes

      Battery

      HTC DesireHTC Desire
      HTC One M8HTC One M8
      Replaceable batteryyesno
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
      Battery capacity1400.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
      Standby time360.0 h496.0 h
      Talk time6.5 h20.0 h
      Fast chargingnoyes
      Wireless charging nono

      Pros & Cons

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              HTC Desire vs HTC One M8 - User Opinions

              • fredric.predovic
                9 months ago
                Desire Eye is plastic, waterproof, slimmer and lighter The HTC Desire Eye measures 151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5mm and hits the scales at 154g, while the HTC One M8 measures 146.36 x 70.6 x 9.35mm and weighs 160g, meaning the new smartphone is thinner and lighter but larger in terms of its actual footprint.Oct 8, 2014
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