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HTC First vs Samsung Galaxy S8

    2.56 in
    4.96 in
    HTC First Mobile Phone
    HTC First
      2.68 in
      5.86 in
      Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S8
      Editiorial reviews
      11
      3.5 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		80 %
      3 stars
      		20 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      19
      4.4 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		70 %
      4 stars
      		20 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
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      User rating
      51
      3.9 out of 5
      51 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		33 %
      3 stars
      		25 %
      2 stars
      		3 %
      1 stars
      		3 %
      44
      4.1 out of 5
      44 user ratings
      5 stars
      		34 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed1.4 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU coresDual-core8-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-G71 MP20
      RAM memory1 GB4 GB

      Display

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Screen size4.3 in5.8 in
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1280 x 720 px1440 x 2960 px
      Pixel density342.0 ppi570.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Front camera

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Primary resolution1.6 Mpx8.0 Mpx

      Storage

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Dimensions

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Height4.96 in5.86 in
      Width2.56 in2.68 in
      Depth0.35 in0.31 in
      Weight4.37 oz5.47 oz

      Sensors

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.05.0
      NFCyesyes
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C

      Cellular

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Data transmissionHSPA+
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      Navigation systemGPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      HTC FirstHTC First
      Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
      Battery capacity2000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
      Standby time432.0 h326.0 h
      Talk time14.0 h20.0 h

      Pros & Cons

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