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HTC One M8 Max Mobile Phone
HTC One M8 Max
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
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5
5 editorial reviews
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
72 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
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User rating
46
4.1 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
13 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.7 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
RAM memory3 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.8 in5.0 in
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density538.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLEDOLED
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution18.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time
N/A
22.0 h17.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes

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