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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, March	2016, April
	Status	Available. Released 2015, March	Available. Released 2016, May

Body	Dimensions	144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm (5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 in)	145.9 x 71.9 x 9 mm (5.74 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	157 g (5.54 oz)	161 g (5.68 oz)
	Build	Aluminum body	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display	Type	Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~71.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~565 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		- HTC Sense UI 7.0	- HTC Sense UI

Platform	OS	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Adreno 430	Adreno 530

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32 GB, 3 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	20 MP (f/2.2, 28mm, 1/2.4", 1.2µm), autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality	12 MP (f/1.8, 26mm, 1/2.3", 1.55µm), OIS, laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality	2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality
	Secondary	4 MP (f/2.0, 27mm, 1/3", 2µm), 1080p@30fps, HDR	5 MP (f/1.8, 23mm, 1.34µm), OIS, autofocus, 1080p, HDR

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	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, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, aptX	4.2, A2DP, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out), USB Host	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Google Drive (100 GB cloud storage) - XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Document editor - Photo/video editor	- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - Google Drive (100 GB cloud storage) - XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Document editor - Photo/video editor

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 2840 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 391 h (2G) / Up to 402 h (3G)	Up to 456 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 25 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 21 h 50 min (3G)	Up to 27 h (3G)

Misc
	Colors	Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink, Pink	Carbon Gray, Topaz Gold, Glacier Silver, Camellia Red
	Price	About 360 EUR	About 350 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1526 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1365 Basemark X: 19848	Basemark OS II: 1965 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1839 Basemark X: 28882
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1221:1 (nominal), 2.334 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB, noise 64dB, ring 76dB	Voice 65dB, noise 62dB, ring 63dB
	Audio quality	Noise -94.8dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB	Noise -90.4dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery life	62h endurance rating	66h endurance rating