The road leading to the is long. And full of metal. And codenames. From the HTC One M7 in 2013 all the way to today's HTC 10, you can easily see the growth in design, and overall look and feel. And along with those more organic differences, you also can see how the basic specs have increased in three or four years. A lot has changed, for sure.
So let's take a look at how the specs stand up between the HTC 10, HTC One M9, HTC One M8, and the HTC One M7.
Category HTC 10 HTC One M9 HTC One M8 HTC One M7
Operating System Android 6.0.1 Android 5.1 (with update) Android 5.0 (with update) Android 5.0 (with update)
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
2x1.6GHz + 2x2.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
4x2GHz + 4x1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
4x2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
4x1.7GHz
RAM 4GB 3GB 2GB 2GB
Display 5.2-inch QHD Super LCD 5 5-inch 1080p LCD 5-inch 1080p LCD 4.7-inch 1080p LCD
Rear Camera 12MP Ultrapixel + OIS, f/1.8 lens 20MP, f/2.0 lens 4MP Ultrapixel, f/2.0 lens 4MP Ultrapixel + OIS, f/2.0 lens
Front Camera 5MP Ultrapixel + OIS 4MP Ultrapixel 5MP 2.1MP
Storage 32GB + SD 32GB + SD 16GB/32GB + SD 32/64GB
Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0
Battery 3,000mAh 2,840mAh 2,600mAh 2,300mAh
SIM nanoSIM nanoSIM nanoSIM microSIM
Audio HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition HTC BoomSound (headphones + front speakers) HTC BoomSound (headphones + front speakers) Beats Audio (headphones + front speakers)
Connectivity USB-C 3.1 Gen. 1 microUSB microUSB microUSB
IR Blaster No Yes Yes Yes
NFC Yes Yes Yes Yes
Size (mm) 145.9x71.9x9.0 144.6x69.7x9.61 146.36x70.6x9.35 37.4x68.2x9.3
Weight 161g 157g 160g 143g
