Which smartphone is the best purchase? The HTC One M8 or the iPhone 6.
In terms of design and display, the iPhone 6 measures 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm and weighs 129 grams. It has a 4.7 inch screen with a resolution of 750 x 1334 and a 326 ppi pixel density as the screen is covered with shatterproof glass, so it won’t break at the slightest impact. The HTC One M8 comes with a Super LCD 3 display measuring 5 inches with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 at 441 ppi pixel density. It measures 156.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm and weighs 160 grams.
For the hardware and OS, the iPhone 6 comes with a dual core processor that has a 14 GHz clock speed, and a PowerVR GX6450 graphics processor. Without a microSD card slot, users have to rely solely on the 16, 64 or 128 GB of internal storage and runs on the latest Apple iOS.
The HTC One M8 has a Krait 400 processing chip, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset partnered with a 2.3 GHz clock speed for the quad core CPU and the help for the Adreno 330 GPU. It already has 16 or 32 GB of storage, but with a mciroSD card, users can boost that up to 128 GB. The handset also has 2 GB of RAM which keeps the navigation smooth, and runs on the Android KitKAT.
For the camera and battery specs, the iPhone 6 has 8MP camera on the back capable of a 3265 x 2448 resolution uses a dual LED tone flash configuration and a 1.2 MP front facing lens, and its capable of recording 1080p at 60 fps. The Apple device has a non removable 1810 mAh battery that can last up to 14 hours of talk time on 3G.
The HTC One M8 uses a dual 4 MP camera with a 2688 x 1520 resolution. It features dual LED, a complementary 5 MP camera on the front, which has a 1080p recording capability at 30 fps, and premium features such as HDR. It has 2600 mAh battery that last about 20 hours of 3G talk time.
The HTC One M8 cost $380 on Amazon.com, while the iPhone 6 cost $760 on the same website.
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