HTC One M8 vs Maximus M81

Comparing the HTC One M8 vs Maximus M81 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC One M8 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Maximus M81 offers 1.8 inches, making HTC One M8 the larger display of the two. HTC One M8 features a S-LCD 3 display compared to Maximus M81's TFT, making HTC One M8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC One M8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 4 MP, while Maximus M81 offers 0.1 MP, making HTC One M8 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: HTC One M8 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Maximus M81 offers 1000 mAh, making HTC One M8 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Maximus M81 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while HTC One M8 offers 16 GB, making Maximus M81 the better option for storage.

HTC One M8

₹59,900

(Discontinued)

Maximus M81

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

07 May, 2014

N/A

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 801	MediaTek MT6260D	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 2.5 GHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM	24 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	1.8 inches (4.57 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
S-LCD 3	TFT	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	128x160 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
4 UP Primary Camera	0.1 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

	N/A
5 MP	N/A	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
2600 mAh	1000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	32 MB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,509 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB

MediaTek MT6260D

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

N/A

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330

N/A

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB

24 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 3

TFT

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

1.8 inches (4.57 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

128x160 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

114 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.53 %

19.58 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

146.4 mm

110.8 mm

162.7 mm

Width

70.6 mm

47 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

13.1 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

160 grams

N/A

190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

4 UP Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI UltraPixel BSI image sensor

0.1 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

N/A

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2688 x 1520 Pixels

368 x 272 Pixels

N/A

Settings

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

N/A

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh

1000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

32 MB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Yes Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

N/A

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MPEG4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: MP3

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Infrared Sensor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes WAP

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Limited 300 entries

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm

N/A

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