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HTC One M8 vs Apple iPhone 6: Which Is Better? It Depends on What the User Wants to Find in His/Her Smartphone


Published: Oct 30, 2014 07:27 AM EDT

HTC One M8 vs Apple iPhone 6: Which Is Better? It Depends on What the User Wants to Find in His/Her Smartphone

Tech site Versus has made an objective and impartial comparison between HTC One M8 and the new Apple iPhone 6. It found at least 28 reasons why the iPhone 6 is better than the HTC One M8. Among them are: with its 8MP, it has twice more megapixels then One M8's 4MP; at just 129g, it is 31g lighter than One M8's 160g; at just 6.9mm, it is 2.5mm thinner than One M8's 9.4mm; with its 1080 x 60 fps, it has twice the recording quality than One M8's 1080 x 30 fps; with its 3 microphones, it has better sound quality than One M8 which has 2 microphones only; it has a faster photo autofocus due to phase detection autofocus when shooting pictures; at 20nm, it has a smaller semiconductor size than One M8's 28nm, indicating that the process to create the chip is newer; it has fingerprint scanner; it has a higher GeekBench result, an indicator of CPU performance; it has AFP tracking; it supports 64-bit; it is 3.6mm narrower; it has AirPlay which allows wireless connection to other Apple devices; it has a timelapse function; and it is 8.3mm shorter than the HTC One M8.

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But on the other hand, Versus say there are at least 42 reasons why HTC One M8 is better than the iPhone 6. Among them are: running at 4 x 2.3GHz, it has a much faster CPU clock speed than the iPhone 6's 1.4GHz; with 441ppi, it has 35.28% higher pixel density than the iPhone 6's 326ppi; its 5" screen is 6.38% bigger than iPhone 6' 4.7" screen; with its 1920 x 1080px, it has 2.07 times higher resolution than iPhone 6's 1334 x 750px; it has an external memory slot for extending the internal memory storage; it has 4.17 times more megapixel; it has a branded damage resistant glass; it has stereo speakers; it can be charged via standard USB cable; it has USP mass storage support; it is DLNA certified; it has an FM radio with included headsets; it has a dedicated camera button; it has a wider aperture at minimum focal length; it has an ultra power saver mode; it shoots 360 degree panorama; it has a sizably bigger pixel size; it has a dual lens camera; and, it has a vastly newer USB version. Its patented touchscreen technologies can also work even with gloves on. In terms of pricing, HTC One M8 retails for $709. 02 while Apple iPhone 6 sells for $809.00 at Amazon.