COMPARING SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 TO HTC ONE M8: WHICH IS BETTER? (PART III)

There are too many Android smartphones out there, but just some of its are really good. Among these smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 deserve to be two of the top Android smartphones, but which is better? This article will help you review it.

PERFORMANCE
Both Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 have strong configuration. HTC equips a CPU 2.3GHz SnapDragon 801 and 2GB Ram for M8. By contrast, S5 has a CPU 2.5GHz SnapDragon 801 and 2GB Ram. The configuration of S5 and M8 is very strong, enough to play every hard games, it reacts fast to user’s toughs and I don’t see any lags when I’ve used S5 or M8. However this is a review article, so we need a winner. After make a 3Dmark test, the winner is HTC One M8 because M8 scored 20600 points, better than S5 (18500 points).

PRICE
If you want to buy S5 or M8 with contract, the price is the same (99.99 usd for S5 and 99 usd for M8). But if you want to buy it without contract, you must pay 699.99 usd for S5, more expensive than M8, HTC sells M8 at 649.99 usd for an unlocked phone.

CONCLUSION
Generally, I think Samsung Galaxy S5 is the better choice than HTC One M8 because S5 has better camera, longer battery life, performance is also very good (M8 can be faster, but not too much), if you buy S5 with contract, there is no different price between S5 and M8. Samsung also usually upgrades OS and software for their products (HTC is slower).

COMPARING SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 TO HTC ONE M8: WHICH IS BETTER? (PART II)

There are too many Android smartphones out there, but just some of its are really good. Among these smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 deserve to be two of the top Android smartphones, but which is better? This article will help you review it.

CAMERA
Samsung is one of the biggest camera producers in the world, so don’t you be surprise if you know Samsung has equipped good cameras for their smartphones including Galaxy S5 and they always emphasize it to remark that Galaxy S5 has one of the best cameras on smartphone. In fact, I think S5’s camera is better than M8’s camera, S5 has a 16 MP rear camera with 1080p HD and 2.1 MP front camera with 720p HD, compared to 5 MP rear and front camera with 1080p HD of M8. With a better camera, S5 provides detailed and beautiful pictures more than M8, I don’t say M8’s camera is bad, it’s also good but if it’s compared to S5, S5 is better.

BATTERY LIFE
Samsung has equipped a 2800mAh battery for S5, more 10% than M8’s battery (2600mAh). The larger battery helps S5 runs longer than M8 (about 11 hours compared to 7 hours 12 mins). Moreover, Samsung provides a function called Ultra Power Saving Mode to help user can lengthen battery life. This function helps S5 to be absolute winner about battery life when it’s compared to M8.

COMPARING SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 TO HTC ONE M8: WHICH IS BETTER? (PART I)

There are too many Android smartphones out there, but just some of its are really good. Among these smartphones, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 deserve to be two of the top Android smartphones, but which is better? This article will help you review it.

DISPLAY
The screens of S5 and M8 are the same size (5 inch) but it’s different screen technology. Samsung equips a super AMOLED screen for S5, it’s very good, black colour seems to be displayed very well with an AMOLED screen, so it helps you can look better if you’re in a dark room. In contrast, HTC equips a super LCD for M8, this screen provides true and natural colours, it displays bright colours better than other screens, so it’s very good if you have to use phone outdoor.

SPECS

	SAMSUNG GALAXY S5	HTC ONE M8
Size	142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm	146.36 x 70.6 x 9.35 mm
Weight	145g	160g
Screen	5.1-inch Super AMOLED	5-inch LCD3
Resolution	1080×1920 pixels	1080×1920 pixels
OS	Android 4.4.2 with TouchWiz UI	Android 4.4.2 with HTC Sense 6
Internal Storage	16/32GB	16/32GB
Expandable Storage	Up to 128GB	Up to 128GB
SD Card Slot	Yes	Yes
Processor	2.5GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 801	2.3GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 801
RAM	2GB	2GB
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, HSPA+, USB 3.0, 4G LTE, NFC	Wi-Fi, HSPA+, USB 2.0, 4G LTE, NFC
Gesture Controls	No	Yes
Front Camera	2.1MP, 720P HD	5MP, 1080P HD
Rear Camera	16MP, 1080P HD	5MP, 1080P HD
Extra features	Heart-rate monitor, fingerprint sensor	BoomSound, BlinkFeed, dual-lens camera
Water Resistant	Yes, IP67 rated	No
Battery	2,800mAh, removable	2,600mAh , embedded
Charger	USB 3.0	Micro USB
Marketplace	Google Play Store	Google Play Store
Color Options	Black, white, copper, blue	Silver, rose, gold, grey

 

HTC ONE M8 REVIEW (PART II)

DISPLAY
HTC equips a 5 inch Super LCD screen for M8. The screen is great, images, videos, text… are displayed very good on M8, colours are clear and pure, M8 can play a HD 1080p video smoothly and if you are a fan of mobile game, you will love M8 because it makes you feel satisfied, M8’s able to display lively each action in any game even though the game is a hard game like Asphalt, Call of Duty, BattleHeart…

 PERFORMANCE
HTC M8 uses a Snapdragon 2.26GHz quad-core CPU, 2 GB Ram. These specs provide a good performance for M8 and make M8 to become one of strongest smartphone in 2014. M8 is very fast, I don’t see any lag when I’ve tested it. You can use M8 for multi tasks like working, watching videos, images, playing games… and M8 could fulfill all of task’s requirements very well.


                                     
BATTERY
HTC M8 has a 2600 mAh battery, it is not the biggest battery was equipped for a smartphone but its battery life is very impressive, it can runs in 7h 12 mins in a screen – on test, compared to 6h 48 mins of LG G PRO 2 and 4h 43 mins of Sony Xperia Z1

HTC ONE M8 REVIEW (PART I)

HTC M8 is the next generation of HTC ONE, the HTC’s key product last year, so many fans of HTC have expected M8 release. HTC M8 was finally released on March 25, 2014 and it has been received positive comments from users and experts.

DESIGN
HTC M8’s very beautiful, even when it’s compared to Samsung Galaxy S5, a Samsung’s blockbuster. M8 looks like a metal phone with about 90% of its rear is metal.

This point makes customers have a luxury-feeling when they hold a M8 on their hand, make them feel it deserves with what they pay for.

SPECS
M8 is a strong smartphone with many high-tech equipments

CPU                    Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 2.26 GHz quad-core
DISPLAY             5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p
RAM                    2GB
STORAGE          16GB/32GB
NETWORK         GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
                            3G – WCDMA, 4G - LTE
                            NFC
                            Bluetooth® 4.0, Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
CAMERA            5MP front, 4MP rear
BATTERY           2600mAh
M8 specs can fulfill all your requirements about entertainment, office, play games…