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The One M8’s screen is very slightly crisper (being RGB and smaller), while the S5’s screen is of slightly higher colour contrast (being AMOLED) and larger overall. It’s clear that both HTC and Samsung have brought their ‘A’ game in terms of component choice to these handsets. Both are also usable (and roughly comparable) even outside in daylight.
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Modern smartphones are essentially big touch sensitive displays with some fancy electronics and a battery round the back, and the screens dominate each device here – they’re both gorgeous, with high resolution (1080p) and high contrast. I’d give the nod here to the S5, if only because it’s much harder to drop – the textured back is very ‘grippy’, while the smooth metal on the One M8 almost dictates use with an in-situ case. However, the ridged design on the S5, added to the heavily textured back cover, means that marks from drops and accidents are better camouflaged. Cosmetically, the One M8’s aluminium is easy to scratch, while the Samsung plastic is traditionally easily dented, especially on the rim. While the S5 is shorter and very slightly wider – though both are still large for phones, even allowing for the current trend towards bigger and bigger screens.ĭurability is good for both phones – at least in terms of survivability. In terms of overall form factor, the One M8 is taller and narrower, mainly due to the extra space given to speakers at either end of the front face.
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In contrast, the Galaxy S5 has Samsung’s standard arrangement of a side-mounted wake button plus a physical ‘home’ button on the front face of the phone – either can be easily used one handed to wake the screen and get into your phone – very tactile and no ‘double tap’ needed either. The Galaxy S5 at least has nicely rounded corners in each dimension and so is not unattractive or uncomfortable.Īnother critical design difference is that the HTC’s only physical button (other than the volume rocker) is on the top face of the device, meaning an uncomfortable one-handed stretch to operate it – happily a double-tap to wake system in the Sense interface means that you rarely have to stretch in this way. This impression is enhanced by the subtle curvature of the One’s back, meaning that it nestles well in an adult palm, despite its overall size. In contrast, the HTC One M8 is machined out of a solid block of aluminium, apparently, and feels like a premium device from the second you hold it for the first time. Interestingly, it’s hard to judge the materials used by sight alone – the Galaxy S5 uses a (ridged) faux metal plastic rim around its edge – it’s very convincing until you realise that it’s always warm to the touch (because plastic doesn’t conduct heat – I refer you to school physics classes!) – matching up with the main plastic frame and removable plastic battery cover – you can probably sense a theme here. In fact, it’s surprising how many significant differences there are, even if the man in the street might not appreciate most of them at a first glance.
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Ultimately, both the HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5 achieve the same goal, in that they’re both fast devices that are largish for a ‘phone’ and give you access to all the Google services and Android applications that you need. Here’s my assessment – can there be a winner? Yet, despite the differences in design and outlook, these two smartphones have become (at least until the Sony Xperia Z2 arrives) the most prominent competitors (other Samsung models excluded!) in the Android landscape. In contrast, the Galaxy S5 can get a little messy (quite literally, given the IP67 rating!!), with a peel off back, cheaper materials, bolt on batteries and memory cards, yet all providing more interest, more flexibility and more room for imagination. The HTC One M8 is sleek, metallic, sealed and (almost) perfectly formed, with nothing left to chance, part of a hermetically sealed universe in which there’s little left to chance.
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What’s that? You want some explanation, too? I bring the analogy up because the two smartphones, despite their parity in tech consciousness, are very different in feel and ambition. If the latter, head for the Samsung Galaxy S5. And so, with slight plagiaristic apologies to those who read last year’s editorial… do you prefer Star Trek or Star Wars? If the former, best go for the HTC One M8. But of course there are some new aspects and features to discuss. Updating my editorial from last year, in roughly the same season, the same cultural comparison is still valid – because both smartphone companies have iterated on last year’s models.