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HTC One vs Samsung Galaxy S2

    2.69 in
    5.41 in
    HTC One Mobile Phone
    HTC One
      2.6 in
      4.93 in
      Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S2
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      21
      4.5 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		50 %
      4 stars
      		50 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      17
      3.9 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		44 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		11 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      40
      4.2 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		30 %
      4 stars
      		57 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      40
      4.1 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		42 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.1
      CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz
      CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320ARM Mali-400
      RAM memory2 GB1 GB

      Display

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Screen size4.7 in4.3 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px800 x 480 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
      Pixel density469.0 ppi217.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Primary sensor resolution4.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Front camera

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.0 Mpx

      Storage

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Internal storage
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      Memory card readernoyes
      Maximum card storage64GB32GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		microSD

      Design

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Colour of product
      • Gold
      • Silver
      • White
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Blue
      • Red
      		Black
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Plastic
      		Plastic

      Dimensions

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Height5.41 in4.93 in
      Width2.69 in2.6 in
      Depth0.37 in0.33 in
      Weight5.04 oz4.09 oz

      Sensors

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Dual sim support
      • no
      • yes
      		no
      Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes

      Cellular

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
      Navigation systemS-GPSGPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      HTC OneHTC One
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Battery capacity2300.0 mAh1650.0 mAh
      Standby time496.0 h710.0 h
      Talk time16.8 h18.0 h

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