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GSMArena team, 26 March 2013

Army of two


Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One

  • Comments (811)
  • One
  • I9505 Galaxy S4

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Hardware comparison
  3. 3. Screen, battery life
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Software extras, loudspeaker, audio quality
  6. 6. Synthetic benchmarks
  7. 7. Camera features
  8. 8. Still camera comparison
  9. 9. Video camera quality
  10. 10. Low-light camera performance
  11. 11. Final words
  12.  
  13. HTC One specification
  14. Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 specification
  15. Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 specification
  16. Review comments (811)

Samsung HTC Android Shootout

Introduction

Two flagship smartphones carrying such a weight of expectations that one would think they'd have no time and energy to worry about each other. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has to outsell the Galaxy S III and the HTC One is expected to turn the fortunes around for an ailing company. So, which one's bigger? And we mean the job, not the phone.



The two contenders themselves will have an entire review to each prove their point. These two superdroids make no compromise and charge big bucks. They need to make sure users are getting their money's worth. That's what flagships are all about. They win big but they lose big too - and last season Samsung and HTC were on either side of that line.

Things look different this time around. We know the two phones quite well already, the HTC One review is only just behind us, and the Galaxy S4's in the final stages. The setting for this clash has changed too - the elite flagship club isn't exclusive to top-tier manufacturers anymore. Yet, there should be no better guarantee for a thriller than the names of Samsung and HTC. The prodigy children of two of the most revered Android makers are about to fight it out, and even the slightest edge could give a massive advantage in the marketplace.

Running over the entire spec sheet of each phone will take too long - both droids are impressively armed - so instead we'll just list the differences. Here's how one is better than the other and vice versa.

Samsung Galaxy S4 over HTC One

  • Bigger screen; works with gloves and air gestures
  • Higher resolution camera - 13MP vs. 4MP
  • Newer Android version - 4.2.2 vs. 4.1.2
  • Multi-window multitasking
  • Higher clock speed chipset
  • Expandable storage
  • User-replaceable battery of higher capacity
  • Additional sensors (barometer, thermometer, hygroscope)
  • Exclusive software features
  • Smaller, thinner, lighter

HTC One over Samsung Galaxy S4

  • Brilliant-looking aluminum unibody
  • Optical Image Stabilization, image sensor with 2µm pixel size
  • HTC Zoe, BlinkFeed
  • Front mounted stereo speakers, Beats Audio
  • FM Radio

Looking at the two lists above, you'd thing the Samsung Galaxy S4 has the upper hand. It's not that simple - not all bullet points have the same weight. For example, we'll take the sleek aluminum unibody over a hygroscope any day of the week. And the megapixel debate for the two cameras will probably take a huge chunk of this article to resolve.

But let's look at the schools of thought behind the two phones. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the power user's heaven with settings, tweaks and toggles scattered all over the place - with all the proper hardware support too. TouchWiz is familiar and intuitive enough so regular users will not be lost, but they might miss out on some of the more exotic features of the Galaxy S4.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One sizing each other up

The HTC One is quite the opposite - it aims to make things simple. Zoe looks impressive, but require nothing of the user, it's all done automagically. The Optical Image Stabilization and Beats Audio similarly work behind the scenes to enhance the experience.

Anyway, let's take this one step at a time. Just one important note before we let the HTC One and the Galaxy S4 off the leash. The Samsung flagship in this shootout is the I9505 version, the one powered by a Snapdragon 600.

Next Page » 2. Hardware comparison
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Hardware comparison
  3. 3. Screen, battery life
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Software extras, loudspeaker, audio quality
  6. 6. Synthetic benchmarks
  7. 7. Camera features
  8. 8. Still camera comparison
  9. 9. Video camera quality
  10. 10. Low-light camera performance
  11. 11. Final words
  12.  
  13. HTC One specification
  14. Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 specification
  15. Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 specification
  16. Review comments (811)

Reviews Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One
  • Comments (811)
  • One
  • I9505 Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. HTC One - Reader comments

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  • Macbeth
  • 3aY{
  • 03 Dec 2017

It's like comparing LG L15G Sunrise to Alcatel A521L Pop Star 2 LTE. The HTC One is obviously better.

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  • Tigu
  • CV$8
  • 08 Mar 2017

True very true

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  • Anonymous
  • X}$d
  • 24 Dec 2016

Is it have supporting 4g

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