HTC One M8 Vs Top 10 Highend Smartphones Rivals To Be Aware Of

By Harish

| Updated: Tuesday, April 22, 2014, 15:49 [IST]

HTC is looking for a miracle. And more so after a couple of poor financial years with the company's stocks going down. Nonetheless, the company feels that a "miracle" still be on the cards with the release of the new HTC One (M8).

While HTC has revealed the new One (M8) for its fans in India, that's not the only device that the company has revealed with the likes of HTC Desire 210 and Desire 816 also coming into the picture. However, none of them are similar to the M8.

The HTC One (M8) has been officially launched in India at Rs. 49,900. The smartphone will come in Gunmetal Gray and Glacial Silver variants and will start selling from the early May.

Moving on to specs for the M8, the device comes with a 5.0-inch display offering a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and it features a Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection as well.

Apart from the Quad Core processor Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.5 GHz, the phone comes with Adreno 330 GPU coupled with 2 GB RAM. In terms of OS, it runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) layered with the company's proprietary Sense 6.0 UI.

The camera aspects of the device is taken care by a UltraPixel primary rear camera with dual LED Flash, BSI Sensor,F/2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens. There are actually two rear cameras installed in the handset this time.

The secondary rear camera helps to capture depth information of the subject. At the front there is a 5 MP front-facing shooter capable of taking great selfies and making video calls. The rear camera is capable of shooting Full HD (1080p) video with HDR mode as well.

The handset comes with a native storage capacity of 16GB and it is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card slot. The HTC One (M8) comes with 4G LTE support and other connectivity optiosn remain standard with the inclusion of 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX codec, NFC and GPS with GLONASS. You will also find MHL support in the device.

The phone supports only nano SIM and comes powered by a 2600 mAh battery.

But while all that sounds pretty impressive, it is needed to be said that the M8 isn't the only device currently competing in the market. But then again, which are its closest rivals in the running? Here are the 10 closest rivals that the M8 needs to watch out for.

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LG G Flex

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Key Features
6.0 Inch, 1280x720 px display, OLED
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 2260 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2.1 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
32 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
3500 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Apple iPhone 5s:

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Key Features
4 Inch, 640x1136 px display, IPS LCD
iOS v7.0.1
Dual core 1300 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 1.2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory
1 GB RAM
1570 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Samsung Galaxy S5:

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Key Features
5.1 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, Super AMOLED
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Quad core 1900 MHz processor
16 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
2 GB RAM
2800 mAh, Li-Ion battery

Apple iPhone 5c:

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Key Features
4 Inch, 640x1136 px display, IPS LCD
iOS v7
Dual core 1300 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 1.2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory
1 GB RAM
1507 mAh, Li-Ion battery

HTC One Max:

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Key Features
5.90 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, S-LCD
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1700 MHz processor
4 MP Primary Camera, 2.10 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 64 GB
2 GB RAM
3300 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 3:

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Key Features
5.70 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, Super AMOLED
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1900 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
32 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 64 GB
3 GB RAM
3200 mAh, Li-Ion battery

HTC One Dual:

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Key Features
4.7 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, S-LCD 3
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1700 MHz processor
4 UP Primary Camera, 2.1 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
64 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
2300 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Oppo N1:

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Key Features
5.9 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1700 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 13 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
3160 mAh, Li-Ion battery

Nokia Lumia 1520:

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Key Features
6 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Windows v8
Quad core 2200 MHz processor
20 MP Primary Camera, 1.20 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
32 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 64 GB
2 GB RAM
3400 mAh, Li-Ion battery

Lenovo Vibe Z:

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Key Features
5.5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 2200 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
Dual SIM, 3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 32 GB
2 GB RAM
3000 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact:

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Key Features
4.3 Inch, 720x1280 px display, TFT
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 2200 MHz processor
20.7 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 64 GB
2 GB RAM
2300 mAh, Li-Ion battery

LG G2

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Key Features
5.2 Inch, 1920x1080 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 2260 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2.1 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
32 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
3000 mAh, Li-Polymer battery