HTC Desire S vs HTC One (M8)

HTC Desire S

HTC Desire S

February, 2011


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HTC One (M8)

HTC One (M8)

March, 2014


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HTC Desire S vs HTC One (M8)


HTC Desire S

HTC One (M8)

Price
EUR: €100EUR: €250
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz)160 g (5.64 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Colors
Black, RedGunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Models
One_M8, M8x, 831C
Display
Type
S-LCDSuper LCD3
Size
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 3
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPAGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
3, 7, 8, 20
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
1.1GB ROM, 768MB RAM16GB ROM, 2GB RAM

32GB ROM, 2GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.0
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Practically unlimited
Connectivity
GPRS
Up to 114 kbpsYes
EDGE
Up to 560 kbpsYes
Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 MbpsHSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDR4.0, A2DP, aptX
USB
microUSB 2.0microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Infrared Port
Yes
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes (market/operator dependent)
Camera
Main Camera
5 MP, AF4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.0", 2µm, AF

4 MP, (depth)
Camera Features
LED flashHDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video
720p@30fps1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
VGA5 MP, f/2.0

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMAMP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC
Video Format Support
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMVDivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDSStereo FM radio, RDS
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)Upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
UI
Sense UI 3Sense UI 6
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Browser
HTML, Adobe FlashHTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Games
Yes
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU
1.0 GHz ScorpionQuad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 205Adreno 330
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compassAccelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
Speakers
YesYes, with stereo speakers

24-bit/192kHz audio
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
TV Out
Yes (via mhl a/v link)
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1186
Basemark X: 12257
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh batteryLi-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Charging
18W wired, QC2
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Additional Features
Features
Dedicated search key

Document viewer

Voice memo/dial

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
0.33 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.42 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)

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