Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs HTC One (E8) vs HTC One E9+

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC HTC
Announced June 2010 June 2014 March 2015
Status Available - June 2010 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, red, black Meteor Gray, Classic Rose Gold, Gold Sepia
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
146.4 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
156.5 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm
(6.16 x 3.01 x 0.3 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 2 GHz, Mediatek MT6795M
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 330 PowerVR G6200
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB 16 / 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.46% 69.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixe [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 / 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2600 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 504 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 26 h 40 min (3G) -