HTC One M8 Eye vs Sony Xperia Z3

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Comparing the HTC One M8 Eye vs Sony Xperia Z3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while HTC One M8 Eye runs at 2.3 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z3 the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while HTC One M8 Eye offers 5 inches, making Sony Xperia Z3 the larger display of the two. HTC One M8 Eye features a S-LCD 3 display compared to Sony Xperia Z3's IPS LCD, making HTC One M8 Eye the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while HTC One M8 Eye offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC One M8 Eye offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 2.2 MP, making HTC One M8 Eye better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while HTC One M8 Eye offers 2600 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both HTC One M8 Eye and Sony Xperia Z3 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: HTC One M8 Eye receives a higher user rating of 4, while Sony Xperia Z3 has a rating of 3.9.

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HTC One M8 Eye
₹27,590
(Discontinued)
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Sony Xperia Z3
₹41,990
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

68%
69%

Release Date

10 Nov, 2014
25 Sep, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 801
Quad Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
S-LCD 3
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
2.2 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
3100 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(767 ratings)
3.9/5
(433 ratings)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 25, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 3
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.57 %
70.75 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

146.3 mm
146 mm

Width

70.6 mm
72 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

160 grams
152 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
Video HDR

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2600 mAh
3100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)
Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 17)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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