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HTC One V vs Samsung Galaxy S5

2.35 in
4.74 in
HTC One V Mobile Phone
HTC One V
2.85 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
14
4.0 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
87 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
25
4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 205Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory512 MB2 GB

Display

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Screen size3.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density252.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Storage

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialAluminumPlastic
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Height4.74 in5.59 in
Width2.35 in2.85 in
Depth0.36 in0.32 in
Weight4.06 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC One VHTC One V
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time617.0 h390.0 h
Talk time9.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S5