Apple iPhone 5s 32GB vs HTC One M8

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 5s 32GB vs HTC One M8 across performance, display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC One M8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB runs at 1.3 GHz, making HTC One M8 the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers a screen size of 6 inches, while HTC One M8 offers 5 inches, making Apple iPhone 5s 32GB the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 5s 32GB features a OLED display compared to HTC One M8's S-LCD 3, making Apple iPhone 5s 32GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC One M8 offers 4 MP, making Apple iPhone 5s 32GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC One M8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers 1.2 MP, making HTC One M8 better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC One M8 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers 1350 mAh, making HTC One M8 better for longer battery life.


User Rating: HTC One M8 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB has a rating of 3.5.

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Apple iPhone 5s 32GB
₹29,000
(Discontinued)
HTC One M8
₹59,900
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
07 May, 2014
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A7
Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
S-LCD 3
AMOLED
640x1136 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
4 UP Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.2 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1350 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

N/A
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.5/5
(1,990 ratings)
4.4/5
(1,509 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v7
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A7 APL0698
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6430
Adreno 330
Adreno 829

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
S-LCD 3
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

217 ppi
441 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

136.48 %
66.53 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

123.8 mm
146.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

58.6 mm
70.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
9.4 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

112 grams
160 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
4 UP Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI UltraPixel BSI image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2688 x 1520 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1350 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)
Up to 20 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

N/A
16 GB / 32 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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