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HTC One M7 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
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4.7 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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User rating
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
51 %
3 stars
25 %
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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28 %
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26 %
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38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
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34 %
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38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 6.0Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz2.3 GHz1.8 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064TQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-ABSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 330PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in4.7 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper LCDIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density468.0 ppi441.0 ppi312.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportyesyesnoyes
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Panel type
N/A
LCDOLEDOLED
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution4.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f2.2 f2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Memory card reader
N/A
yesnoyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB
N/A
128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.41 in5.76 in5.21 in5.59 in
Width2.69 in2.78 in2.58 in2.85 in
Depth0.37 in0.37 in0.26 in0.32 in
Weight5.04 oz5.64 oz4.06 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionHDMIUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
  • no
  • yes
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSS-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
Miracast
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1860.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h496.0 h350.0 h390.0 h
Talk time18.0 h20.0 h11.0 h21.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
noyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
yesnoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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