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HTC One (M8)
Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, January 2014, March 25. Released 2014, March 27
Status Available. Released 2017, February Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146 x 72.9 x 8 mm (5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 in) 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super LCD Super LCD3
Size 5.2 inches, 73.2 cm2 (~68.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~428 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 6
Chipset Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU Mali-T860MP2 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.0", 2µm, AF
4 MP, (depth)
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 5 MP, f/2.0
Features Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack No Yes
  24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (market/operator dependent)
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB USB Type-C 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2500 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 10W wired 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 427 h (3G) Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    
Models U Play, U-2u, 2PZM3 One_M8, M8x, 831C
Price About 150 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1186
Basemark X: 12257
Display Contrast ratio: 1256 (nominal), 2.371 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -95.4dB / Crosstalk -93.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 77h

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