Comparison of Vertu Aster Diamonds Black Alligator and HTC One (M8) for Windows (CDMA) smartphones based on their characteristics

Vertu Aster Diamonds Black Alligator

HTC One (M8) for Windows (CDMA)

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Vertu

HTC

Phone model

Aster Diamonds Black Alligator

One (M8) for Windows (CDMA)

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

143 mm

146 mm

Body width

69 mm

71 mm

Body thickness

11.2 mm

9.4 mm

Weight

193 g

160 g

Volume

110.74 cm³

97.16 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Gems
• Titanium alloy

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

• Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

2300 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

• Adreno 330

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 64 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

128 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Windows Phone 8.1

Battery

Battery capacity

2275

2600

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

15 h 30 min

24 h

Standby time in GSM networks

380 h

387 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

15 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

380 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.7 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

469 ppi

441 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super LCD 3

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

4 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4160 x 2340 pixels

2688 x 1520 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

Dual LED

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Smile detector

Viewfinder

Other photo settings

• Face detection
• Geographic marks

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

60 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Direct support

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• apt-X

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• WMV

• MP4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed antivirus

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)