Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus vs HTC One M8 32GB

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Comparing the Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus vs HTC One M8 32GB across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC One M8 32GB offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus offers 2.4 inches, making HTC One M8 32GB the larger display of the two. HTC One M8 32GB features a S-LCD 3 display compared to Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus's TFT, making HTC One M8 32GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC One M8 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 4 MP, while Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus offers 1.3 MP, making HTC One M8 32GB better for rear camera photography.


Battery: HTC One M8 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus offers 1500 mAh, making HTC One M8 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus and HTC One M8 32GB offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: HTC One M8 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus has a rating of 2.8.

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Hi-Tech Xplay G3i Plus
₹1,199
(Discontinued)
HTC One M8 32GB
₹31,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

11 Nov, 2014
12 Nov, 2014
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Snapdragon 801
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
N/A
Quad Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
32 MB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
TFT
S-LCD 3
Extreme AMOLED
240x320 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
1.3 MP
Primary Camera
4 UP 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
N/A
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1500 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

2.8/5
(65 ratings)
4.3/5
(766 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

N/A
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

N/A
HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

N/A
Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400
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)

N/A
Adreno 330
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

32 MB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

TFT
S-LCD 3
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px
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

167 ppi
441 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.68 %
66.53 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
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

124.5 mm
146.4 mm
162.7 mm

Width

51.8 mm
70.6 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

12.5 mm
9.4 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

85 grams
160 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
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

N/A
Good
Excellent

Resolution

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

N/A
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

1280 x 1024 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
5 MP
Primary CameraHDR
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

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 5 Hours(2G)
Up to 20 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 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
N/A

Reverse Charging

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

Storage

Internal Storage

32 MB
16 GB / 32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 8 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
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)
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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

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

N/A
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes WAP
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Limited 200 entries
N/A
N/A

SMS

50
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm
N/A
N/A

Applications

WhatsApp
N/A
N/A

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