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HTC One (M8)

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, March 25. Released 2014, March 27 2009, June. Released 2009, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in) 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
  Trackball
Display
Type Super LCD3 TFT, 65K colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6 Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM7200A
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 130
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 288MB RAM, 512MB
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.0", 2µm, AF
4 MP, (depth)
5 MP, AF
Features HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. CIF@15fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.0 No
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes (market/operator dependent)
Infrared port Yes No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG miniUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, compass
  MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
MP4/H.264/WMV9 player
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery
Charging 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G) Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink
SAR 1.21 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    
Models One_M8, M8x, 831C
Price About 250 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1186
Basemark X: 12257
Display Contrast ratio: 1256 (nominal), 2.371 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB Voice 76dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -95.4dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -95.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 77h

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