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HTC One Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4Tizen 2.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Spreadtrum SC7727SQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory2 GB2 GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in4.0 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
N/A
LCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
PLSIPS TFT
Pixel density469.0 ppi441.0 ppi233.0 ppi229.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution4.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
8 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.41 in5.38 in4.74 in5.51 in
Width2.69 in2.75 in2.49 in2.83 in
Depth0.37 in0.31 in0.38 in0.34 in
Weight5.04 oz4.59 oz3.95 oz5.26 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
noyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputMHLMHL
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPSGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A
Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesno
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1500.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time496.0 h370.0 h
N/A
641.0 h
Talk time16.8 h17.0 h8.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
no
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion

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