Which smartphone is the ideal choice for consumers? We compare the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime and the HTC One M8 Prime to see which device is the better buy.

For the design and display, the HTC One M8 Prime has a aluminum and liquid silicon casing, while the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime will have a gold metal casing soon. The HTC One M8 Prime has a 5.5 inches display with a resolution of 2560x1440pixels, while the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime has a 5.2 inches display with the same resolution.

In terms of hardware and OS, both smartphones are powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 CPU paired with 3GB of RAM. The difference is, that the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime is equipped with an Adreno 420 GPU and an internal memory of 32GB.

The HTC One M8 Prime will run on either Android 4.4.2 or Android 4.4.3 OS and HTC’s Sense 6.5 UI, while the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime will run on the Android 4.4.3 KitKat version and will have Samsung’s TouchWiz UI.

For camera specs, the HTC sOne M8 Prime has an 18MP duo camera + 5MP camera on the front, while the Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime has a 16MP rear camera and a 2MP front camera with optical image stabilization.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime cost over $1000, while the HTC One M8 Prime is between $940-$1000.

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