Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8): Leather and steel

17 April 2014
HTC has made some of the best-looking smartphones in recent history while Samsung has some of the best-selling ones. That’s very much true for the HTC flagship and yet to be seen about the Samsung Galaxy S5, but the clash is no less...

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  • AnonD-255327
  • k@q
  • 18 Apr 2014

It makes no sense to scale photos in a comparison.

The HTC Ones camera is a big reason a lot of people skip over it. To most people these days their phone is their only camera.

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    • pedzio
    • B{V
    • 18 Apr 2014

    Please please please make a comparison between galaxy s5 octa core an galaxy s5 quad core. Please i know theres alots of people who want to know which is better specialy in battery life. Thank you

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      • rex
      • arb
      • 18 Apr 2014

      [deleted post]i'v a question from you??whats different btw s5 plastic body and low range galxay duas??
      we talk about high-range even g3 will use of polycarbonat body..
      shame u sammy..its Value falls soon before u can enjoye of this.

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        • rex
        • arb
        • 18 Apr 2014

        m8 @ll the way..

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          • SmartwatchGuy
          • tT1
          • 18 Apr 2014

          AnonD-252027, 18 Apr 2014S5 best Display At M8 quality even worse than the 8 Cool... moreAnd you think the whole world stopped to read your post.

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            • Red Hot
            • iKy
            • 18 Apr 2014

            Design & build quality: Tie? Now I wonder why they have not made so many phones with leather back. You will hear S4 users screaming in horror after some months have passed.


            Battery: What is the point of having a replaceable battery when cheap powerbanks have been invented? Does it mean that having replaceable means having known inferior battery quality?

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              • Gibby
              • R3D
              • 18 Apr 2014

              M8 > S5 - speaker sound
              S5 > M8 - everything else
              Everyone's preferences vary but I have a feeling sales figures will reflect these realities.
              We - shall - see
              Time - will - tell
              ;)

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                • AnonD-104705
                • HsL
                • 18 Apr 2014

                Waiting for s5 vs m8 vs z2

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                  • AnonD-252027
                  • Snu
                  • 18 Apr 2014

                  S5 best
                  Display
                  At M8 quality even worse than the 8
                  Cool backlight Z2, expanding the color gamut and "improves the shades",
                  actually distorts the color because all the images are designed for
                  standard sRGB and an extension will only be in the negative.
                  Amoled gradually improved and now he has lost almost all the shortcomings, there was only slight, noticeable only during the rapid motion of the screen (in front of screen) "modulation" at low brightness at maximum (it is comfortable in all conditions) this "modulation" No, I do not know why samsung does so in LG G Flex is no such (there is also amoled)
                  In OLED (Amoled) white whiter IPS, faster response in comparison to LCD
                  (hundreds of times better than LCD), contrast and black level is perfect
                  (hundreds of times better than LCD), colors
                  do not mix with each other,, ideal viewing angles.
                  Oversaturated color and blue gray like in tests of arena and anand removed using a cinema mode
                  Camera
                  S5 1/2.6 isocell phase autofocus 6 lenses
                  z2 1/2.3 bsi 5 lenses
                  one 1/3 bsi 4 lenses
                  At S5 even crude firmware (new sensor) better color, detail and less noise
                  The rest of at the final firmware is very bad, especially in HTC
                  Waterproof
                  S5 ip x6
                  Z2 ip x7
                  one ip x3
                  Bezels
                  S5 is more or less thin bezels
                  Z2 more or less thin bezels
                  one big bezels
                  Performance
                  S5 2048 MB RAM (Dual-channel) LPDDR3
                  Z2 3072 MB RAM (Dual-channel) LPDDR3
                  M8 2048 MB RAM DDR2
                  Body
                  Metal is bad for the connection know about it all in the industry, aluminum is not a premium material, it is used for beer cans. At s5 soft touch texture like nexus7 instead of glossy plastic s4

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                    • Anonymous
                    • sG%
                    • 18 Apr 2014

                    Marorun, 17 Apr 2014Nice way of seeing thing. For Camera i would put a Tie. ... moreHTC fanboys are getting creative with their excuse... Seriously Camera is a tie because selfie cam is better on HTC one? Hahaha since when was front facing camera important to you? Why all of a sudden you included selfie cam NOW but never before? You truly are a Samsung hater.

                      Marorun, 17 Apr 2014Just so you know.. Beside the 2.3 vs 2.5 both chipset ar... moreI've read all your comments and yes, I agree to all of them. But, that's all your opinion and how you need m8.

                      My opinions were neutral as I don't want any of the device.

                      I would like to clear some things up:

                      S5 is not vulnerable to dying when it falls. I have seen lots of drop tests and this thing even survives when run over by an SUV and tesla. So your friend must be severely unlucky to get a defective piece.

                      The material is not that bad. Yes, the m8 is much better in look and feel but s5 feels good in hand.

                      Regarding the processor thing. Yes, you can run m8 at full clock for games but that will generate a lot of problems. See s5 has 801ac while one has 801ab. The 801ac can run at 2.3 GHz consuming lesser power than 801ab at 2.3 gHz. Continuing the highest clock takes the toll on processor and the phone is vulnerable to overheating and even throttling, battery drain is unavoidable. I don't think I'll enjoy the game on a frying pan. So, you like it or not, s5 is better in that department. And regarding conduction, S5 is thinner than m8 and if you know, galaxy phones have a heat dissipation region near camera at the back. A metal sticks out from chip to near the battery and then it only has to cover the small back through which heat can travel easily.

                      Also , I have no concern on these 2 as in my country, the exynos 5422 s5 is gonna be released. That beast has 25% more powerful CPU than these 2.

                      Regarding the camera, I know it doesn't matter to you, but it does too 99% of users. And many people don't carry their SLRs everywhere. Say there is a sudden development of a party or trip. Also, your SLR can't capture 4K video. And rear camera is much more important than front one. One seldom uses front cam.



                      I am not convincing you to buy s5. Instead I am advicing you to buy m8. But don't give excuses here for one's weakness. Excuse can be given for anything. Both are good devices and it depends from person to person. Like you prefer m8, anyone else can prefer s5. Don't impose your decision on others, let them choose with a free mind.

                      Have a nice day

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                        • Anonymous
                        • tA$
                        • 18 Apr 2014

                        so, it's a battle between Plastic phone that looks like leather VS. metal phone that feels like plastic.
                        LOL

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                          • daniel laironz
                          • v0q
                          • 18 Apr 2014

                          S5 what a junk. M8 smashes that plastic jusk like what hulk did to loki. lol

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PSv
                            • 18 Apr 2014

                            pro s5, pro m8, whats the point of arguing, its like my i like blue and you like red.

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                              • Robot 286
                              • 4vL
                              • 18 Apr 2014

                              Both phones deserve kudos, but the one m8 slightly edges out the GS5.

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                                • pol
                                • GF4
                                • 18 Apr 2014

                                i have the htc one m7 and i will get s5 for my next phone. crappy ultrapinkxels camera

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                                  • AnonD-166796
                                  • kCb
                                  • 18 Apr 2014

                                  Anonymous, 17 Apr 2014As someone who doesn't like either of these phones for thei... moreDisplaymate.com put the S5 the phone with the best display. Its PPI is 432 not 288 the hell did u get that number from? And it's just as bright or even brighter than the m8

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • AL{
                                    • 18 Apr 2014

                                    [deleted post]Thanks for a reply. Since I also watch a lot of anime as my pastime of choice it is good to know that even modern mobile CPU-s can't handle it. On the other hand no GPU in the world is capable of decoding 10-bit video so all of that is done by CPU, even on desktops. It does show you just how weak these ARM CPU-s are since my laptop plays anything and everything 10-bit with loads under 30-40%, and it is a dual core processor from 2010.

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                                      • Neutral
                                      • L5t
                                      • 18 Apr 2014

                                      Tried s5 yesterday and still lack. Samsung is still famous with fake test and announcement . Who believe samsung after what happen on apple trial? Still wait seconds for open phone keyboard and book. Maybe with 4GB CPU and 8 GB ram could be as fast as other.

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                                        • jb
                                        • 2CE
                                        • 18 Apr 2014

                                        Marorun, 17 Apr 2014I like the way you see thing. When i take pic from my ph... moreyou have not tried the nokia lumia 1020 with lumia black, they blow both the camera phones out of the water believe me!