Phone Comparison - HTC Velocity 4G vs HTC One M8 vs HTC One mini 2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced January 2012 March 2014 May 2014
Status Available - January 2012 Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - June 2014
Colors Black Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.24 x 0.44 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
137.4 x 65 x 10.6 mm
(5.41 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
Weight 163.8 g (5.75.0.28 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network LTE 1800 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user available) 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.52% 66.55% 62.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash Dual-LED LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 2600 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Up to 556 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 16 h 10 min (3G)