Htc One M8S vs Samsung Galaxy A26
Product
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Price
349 USD
349 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
One M8S
Samsung Galaxy A26
Launch Date
2015, May 18
2025, March 31
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
Dimensions
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.6 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
Weight
160 g (5.64 oz)
200 g (7.05 oz)
Build
To be confirmed
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, plastic back
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Black, White, Mint
Type
Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
OS
Android 5 (Lollipop), Sense UI 7
Android 15, One UI 7
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 405
Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
2GB
8GB
Storage
16GB, 32GB
256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
2 MP, (depth)
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm (standard)
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Po 2840 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh
Talk Time
Up to 20 h (3G)
Charging
25W wired
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Circle to Search
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, aptX
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes (market/operator dependent)
Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG