ThL A2 vs HTC One M8

Comparing the ThL A2 vs HTC One M8 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 ThL A2 runs at 1.0 GHz, making HTC One M8 the better performer.

Display: HTC One M8 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while ThL A2 offers 4.5 inches, making HTC One M8 the larger display of the two. HTC One M8 features a S-LCD 3 display compared to ThL A2's LCD, making HTC One M8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: ThL A2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC One M8 offers 4 MP, making ThL A2 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC One M8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while ThL A2 offers 2 MP, making HTC One M8 better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC One M8 offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while ThL A2 offers 2000 mAh, making HTC One M8 better for longer battery life.

Storage: ThL A2 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while HTC One M8 offers 16 GB, making ThL A2 the better option for storage.

ThL A2

(Discontinued)

HTC One M8

₹59,900

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

07 May, 2014

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6515	Snapdragon 801	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
512 MB RAM	2 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD	S-LCD 3	AMOLED
480x854 px	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	4 UP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
2000 mAh	2600 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(1,509 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6515

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

1 GHz

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 330

Adreno 829

RAM

512 MB

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

S-LCD 3

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

218 ppi

441 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.32 %

66.53 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

136 mm

146.4 mm

150.83 mm

Width

68 mm

70.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

10.6 mm

9.4 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

153 grams

160 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2688 x 1520 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2000 mAh

2600 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

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

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB

16 GB / 32 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

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)

N/A

4G Speed:

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

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Infrared Sensor

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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