Htc One M8S vs Samsung Galaxy A27
Product
Price
349 USD
349 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
One M8S
SM-A276E, SM-A276E/DS, SM-A276E/DSN, SM-A276B, SM-A276B/DS, SM-A276B/DSN, SM-A276U, SM-A276U1, SM-A276W
Launch Date
2015, May 18
2026, June 10
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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Dimensions
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.6 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
162.4 x 78.2 x 7.8 mm (6.39 x 3.08 x 0.31 in)
Weight
160 g (5.64 oz)
200 g (7.05 oz)
Build
To be confirmed
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Black, Blue, Light Green, Light Pink
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 (~86.8% 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 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 405
Adreno 710
RAM
2GB
6GB/8GB
Storage
16GB, 32GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC
Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
2 MP, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 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, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 3
2 MP (macro)
Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm (standard)
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF
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, 45% in 30 min
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Samsung DeX support
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP, aptX
5.1, A2DP, LE, ASHA
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes (market/operator dependent)
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG