Phone Comparison - HTC One V vs HTC One SC vs HTC One M8

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced February 2012 August 2012 March 2014
Status Available - April 2012 Available - Q4 2012 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, Brown Black, White, Orange Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm
(4.74 x 2.35 x 0.36 in)
128 x 66.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.35 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
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, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 205 - Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.32% 61.44% 66.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker 
<a yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes - Yes
Edge Yes - Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)