HTC One M8s vs Honor 5X

Comparing the HTC One M8s vs Honor 5X across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC One M8s and Honor 5X run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Honor 5X offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while HTC One M8s offers 5 inches, making Honor 5X the larger display of the two. HTC One M8s features a S-LCD 3 display compared to Honor 5X's IPS LCD, making HTC One M8s the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both HTC One M8s and Honor 5X feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both HTC One M8s and Honor 5X feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Honor 5X offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while HTC One M8s offers 2840 mAh, making Honor 5X better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both HTC One M8s and Honor 5X offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

HTC One M8s

₹34,990

(Discontinued)

Honor 5X

₹12,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

01 Feb, 2016

N/A

Performance


Snapdragon 615	Snapdragon 616	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM	2 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
S-LCD 3	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 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	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


2840 mAh	3000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Clean, classy build
Good battery life
Responsive fingerprint sensor

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Slow touch response on display
Sluggish UI
No USB OTG

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A

4.1/5

(20,212 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Feb 01, 2016

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense

EMUI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core 1 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

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)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 3

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

401 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.43 %

72.07 %

92.08 %

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

146.6 mm

151.3 mm

162.7 mm

Width

70.6 mm

76.3 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm

8.1 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

160 grams

158 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

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

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2840 mAh

3000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 26 Hours(3G) / Up to 27 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

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) / 850(band 19)

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Speed:

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

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

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) / 850(band 19)

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Speed:

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

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)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg

N/A

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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

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

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Rear

On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope