Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A vs HTC One M8 vs HTC One M9+

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC HTC
Announced December 2013 March 2014 April 2015
Status Available - December 2013 Available - March 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 44,499 ($654.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dive Blue, Pink Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold Gunmetal Gray, Silver Gold, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
150.9 x 71.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.94 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE-A LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 2.2 GHz, Mediatek Helio X10
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.06% 66.55% 68.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels 20.7 MP + 2.1 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 2840 mAh
Stand by - Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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