BlackBerry Aurora vs HTC One M8

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  One M8: 18 g lighter

  Aurora:

  178 g

  One M8:

  160 g

• Width

  One M8: 6.2 mm narrower

  Aurora:

  76.8 mm

  One M8:

  70.6 mm

• Screen diagonal

  One M8: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Aurora:

  5.5 in

  One M8:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Aurora:

  Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)

  One M8:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Aurora: 0.9 mm thinner

  Aurora:

  8.5 mm

  One M8:

  9.4 mm

• Height

  One M8: 5.6 mm shorter

  Aurora:

  152 mm

  One M8:

  146.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Aurora

   Height:

   152 mm +5.6 mm versus One M8

   Width:

   76.8 mm +6.2 mm versus One M8

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. One M8

   Height:

   146.4 mm

   Width:

   70.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.4 mm +0.9 mm versus Aurora

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Aurora

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. One M8

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Aurora has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than One M8.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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