HTC One M8 vs Tecno Phantom Z

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Comparing the HTC One M8 vs Tecno Phantom Z across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Tecno Phantom Z runs at 2.0 GHz, making HTC One M8 the better performer.


Display: Tecno Phantom Z offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while HTC One M8 offers 5 inches, making Tecno Phantom Z the larger display of the two. Tecno Phantom Z features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC One M8's S-LCD 3, making Tecno Phantom Z the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Tecno Phantom Z offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC One M8 offers 4 MP, making Tecno Phantom Z better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Tecno Phantom Z offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC One M8 offers 5 MP, making Tecno Phantom Z better for front camera photography.


Battery: Tecno Phantom Z offers a higher battery capacity with 3030 mAh, while HTC One M8 offers 2600 mAh, making Tecno Phantom Z better for longer battery life.


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

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Summary

Release Date

07 May, 2014
N/A
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 801
MediaTek MT6592
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
S-LCD 3
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

4 UP Primary Camera
16 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

5 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
3030 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

4.4/5
(1,509 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB
MediaTek MT6592
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core, 2 GHz, ARM Cortex A7
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
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Mali-450 MP4
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 3
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi
424 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.53 %
71.7 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

146.4 mm
144.5 mm
162.7 mm

Width

70.6 mm
71.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
7.9 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
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Resolution

4 UP Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI UltraPixel BSI image sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

2688 x 1520 Pixels
4608 x 3456 Pixels
N/A

Settings

ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
8 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
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
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh
3030 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
Up to 26 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual 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
N/A
No

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)
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SIM 2

N/A
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
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)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v3.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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