HTC One M8 Vs HTC Desire 826: Specs, Features, Display, Camera, Battery Life, Performance, Memory, Hardware And Price Comparison

We compare the HTC One M8 vs the HTC Desire 826 to see which smartphone is better.

The HTC Desire 826 has a 5.5-inch sized display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 with a ppi of 401 while the HTC One M8 has a 5.0-inch sized display with the with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 with a ppi of 441.

Under the hood, the HTC One M8 runs on a Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz for the US/EMEA versions and 2.5 GHz for the Asian version. In comparison, the HTC Desire 826 runs on a Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 processor clocked at a combination of four 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 cores and four 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 cores.

The HTC Desire 826 has 2GB RAM and an Adreno 405 GPU while the HTC One M8 has 2GB RAM and an Adreno 330 GPU.

In terms of storage capacity, the HTC One M8 has 16 and 32GB memory capacity variants and its storage capacity could be increased up to 128GB via memory card. The HTC Desire 826 has 16GB of memory capacity and its storage capacity could be increased up to 128GB as well.

The HTC Desire 826 has a 13MP camera at the back and 4MP camera on the front. The camera has autofocus, LED flash, geo tagging, face detection, touch to focus and simultaneous HD and video and image recording while the HTC One M8 has a dual 4MP camera at the back and a 5MP camera on the front. It features dual LED flash, Geo tagging, HDR, panorama and other photography features.

Both smartphones have the same battery capacity of 2600 mAh.

The HTC One M8 costs $485 according to Amazon, while the international Business Times reports that HTC Desire 826 might cost around $475 without a contract.