Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8) Speed Test

[@PhoneBuff]

You saw them both face the iPhone 5S, now it's time for them to go head to head. New video - Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. HTC One (M8) Speed Test! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIKnlJmod7hpY8U If you enjoyed show your love with a +1 and share!

[@MichaelMorys]

PhoneBuff gotta love that TouchWiz. It can even bog down a Snapdragon 801. Amazing. What crap.

[@ChesterFoster]

Great speed test. I would go with the S5. It's a beast of a device . This is like my Note 3, not the fastest but it's smooth and gets the job done.

[@jor_pat]

HTC ONE M8 vs Iphone 5s

[@ChesterFoster]

Jorge Patiño he has it up on his site I think.

[@DmitriyIvanoff]

Sony Z2 vs i5S, GS5, HTC, please!

[@davidsoto8445]

Samsung should change their skin name to Slowiz. Would make better Sense.

[@rubenanacleto24]

Best realistic funny comment ever... All said

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Because HTC's much more limited software can do a couple things a tiny bit faster?

[@rubenanacleto24]

darkangelss6sic6 limited... Have you been living under one rock....

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Ruben Coelho Ok...So you either cannot read/comprehend, purposefully took that wrong because you are more bias to HTC, made an honest mistake in reading, or just simply are that rude and naive... Let's give you another chance.

[@rubenanacleto24]

Well if I was rude sorry. If I miss read something, I do not meant to offended you. Just that....

[@AbsentProductions]

The M8 is continuing to impress me, much more so than the S5 in almost every aspect. As a nearly die-hard S3 user at the moment, I might be making the jump to the M8 when I renew my contract this year. I'm also keeping my eye on the Oppo Find 7, however.. S5 just simply isn't cutting it for me. I was underwhelmed when it was revealed, I've been underwhelmed in all the testing I've seen thus far, and even the general look and feel of the phone has less than excited me. Having not used it first hand, I won't make any judgements juuuust yet, but the M8 seems great.

[@tkornfeld]

I'm more of an iPhone person myself but I am absolutely blown away by the performance and build quality of the M8.

[@sankofresh]

Ivan Balajić seeing as htc m8 also beat iphone 5s in this speed test it isn't really that hard to believe is it...

[@sankofresh]

Ivan Balajić ok, im not getting into the whole ios vs Android debate but Android hasnt lagged for a long time now, and I certainly haven't experienced lag on my m8.

[@Hassanw9]

Yeah I agree... Cause I've owned a galaxy and been through every one of them since s2 and this s5 ehhhh... Htc one M8 is the one I've pre ordered and I'm not regretting ordering it

[@RafLpz]

*HTC M8 showing off its optimization vs the Samsung Galaxy S5.* The M8 OWNED the GS5! As I have been saying since the M7 and GS4...HTC is about quality in details while Samsung is all about having many features. *Quality vs Quantity* #HTCM8 #SamsungGS5 #SamsungKnights

[@LexxLuther100]

Look at the screen real estate. The galaxy s5 using its whole display. All it takes is an update and Sammy will smash everyone. HTC should have used touch capacitive buttons instead of onscreen.

[@PhilipPetkov]

Antonio White 0.2 inches is nothing !!! and dont forget that some apps make it 0.1 so yeah. The faster processor should make the s5 as fast as the htc but it doesnt !

[@CubamusPrime]

Antonio White Htc was smart to offer soft key buttons. The capacitive buttons sucked.

[@MrM3drvr]

Orion Pax thank you. Anyone that doesn't like soft keys obviously don't like customization. It's my only complaint with using the S5 right now. These stupid non customizable capacitive buttons.

[@CubamusPrime]

Dale Dubnyk People are blind period..You can customize the keys anyway you like..You cannot do that with capacitive keys. Also soft key are much faster and has no delay since is using the quick response of the screen.

[@DHTV]

HTC One M8 looks as good as it runs.

[@venkypandu]

Cold app opening speed doesn't even bother me that much, it's just the app switching lag and general UI lag on S5 that pisses me off. A phone with such powerful processor should not lag or stutter.

[@pucupucubumbum]

samsung needs to get their shit together and cut all the crap out of touchwiz :/

[@sorlino89]

Iam glad to see this kind of speed tests....WE WANT MORE

[@gregbphotography]

Really hate the S5 because of it's software. Tons of pointless/useless features that barely work and it still lags with a 2.5 GHz Quad-Core processor, really sad how Samsung doesn't see nobody likes there over-bloated crappy software.

[@orlandoducati]

+1

[@gregbphotography]

That is very true and you're right, not everyone understands all the tech side of smartphones but I think retailers and there workers should do a better job of explaining whats the bad and the good, most retailers nowadays just say it's the best phone on the market and the consumer ends up believing anything they're told.

[@BreezyFatDude]

Just imagine how much difference it would make if you were able to put Sense on the GS5 and put TouchWiz on the M8.

[@ThatYellowPokemon]

Thank you, touchwiz.

[@SentinelPrimek]

Thanks PhoneBuff for proving that big number on specs are just for marketing not an advantage for daily use.

[@x7xDarkPlayerx7x]

I was anti android all my life. Switched from the blackberry z10 to the lumia 1020 to the iphone 5s. Hated all of them for certain specific reasons (battery on each, z10 horrible interface, lumia overheating and basically a camera phone). Got the m7 and was very very satisfied. I was amazed this month because some htc supplier took 70% off the m8 if i were to trade in my m7. The m8 is by far the best phone for 2014. Apple need to do so much better with their iphone6 or whatever they're calling it in order to keep up with this phone.

[@laffymeme]

I have the M7 too, the only problem is; that the camera has like this purplish frame around the edges in a room with low light...

[@x7xDarkPlayerx7x]

fireraphel Yep I had that too. It's the batch that was in 2013. I replaced mine in January and it didn't have the problem (Warranty replaced it). Check your warranty mate they should have it covered since it's HTC's fault.

[@JSantana319]

I've never had problems with the battery on the iPhone 5S. To me the two smoothest phones have been the 5S and Nexus 5. The HTC One M8 is the best phone that's been released in 2014 for now.

[@x7xDarkPlayerx7x]

JSantana319 Come on be reasonable. If you have 4g on. Watch a couple of videos. Have a messaging service (Whatsapp,bbm, skype etc) basically always on.. the battery is bad. 1500 battery is pretty low. The iPhone I had lasted me about 7-9 hours with the usage I stated. The Lumia lasted a horrible 5-7 hours (Maybe I had a buggy device). The New HTC M8 does 10% every 3-4 hours (I can send you screen shots of the usage on my phone if you'd like).

[@JSantana319]

Dark Player I don't use the iPhone for watching videos. I use the iPhone mainly for text messages, phone calls, social media, listening to music, and Facetime. I believe that you're getting great battery life with the M8. I never said the M8 wasn't the best, I said the M8 is the best for now because there are other devices that are gonna be released. Don't forget the powerful Samsung Galaxy Note 4, which will destroy the rest of the competition like the Note 3 did when it launched except the iPhone 5S and the next iPhone, LOL!!

[@carlmartin656]

Wow the speed🚗💨 optimisation at it's finest!

[@ShoganGeorge]

What us, Sense users always knew, Touchwiz is a drag :(

[@carlmartin656]

Shogan George it is that sir. And they say they don't experience it. SMH.

[@ShoganGeorge]

In denial yea, either that or they haven't used a m7 or m8.

[@connnaz777]

That's what I love about my m8!

[@Muzzleminer]

I still dont understand why people still prefer the S5?........And they say the iPhone is a over hyped peace of shit......

[@Tracomaster]

Well, just looking at the screen right now....the m8 had an ugly screen if I may be honest. S5 does a better job at that big time...

[@LJRulzu]

Tracomaster You are so bloody ignorant. I have owned both. M8 looks way better in real life. Of course, you may have your opinion by just watching this video but please test it out in real life.

[@Muzzleminer]

Tracomaster , dude LJRulzu is right the colours in the S5 are over exaggerated.. infact samsung made it that way so the colours would pop....and look vibrant, but most people prefer true colors :D

[@Tracomaster]

Haha yeah heard about that in reviews indeed....can't judge what I like more though

[@Tracomaster]

I think the thick bezel on the bottom of the screen of the m8 isn't very appealing as well....

[@Chistoefur]

Damn man, the HTC One M8 is really the phone to beat for the first half of this year. No phone really stands up to it in pure speed and stability, except maybe the Nexus 5 and iPhone 5s.

[@Johnny0nDaSpot]

Yep. He did a speed test with the M8 vs the 5S. I think the M8 won that one too. Wanna see it against the Nexus 5. But one could argue that the Nexus 5 doesn't have the latest processor.

[@manveerghuman5276]

Lol ever heard of the Sony Xperia Z2! Faster than all with 3GB RAM

[@BugattianVeyronian]

Manveer Ghuman please watch all the Z2 reviews, you will notice the UI and multitasking performance of Z2 is a pure disappointment even it has better specs.

[@manveerghuman5276]

BugattianVeyronian lol its UI is the closest to stock android. I have watched plenty of reviews and never heard anything but snappy. The android authority review showed it having 25+ apps with no lag. The 3GB Ram makes a difference.

[@BugattianVeyronian]

Manveer Ghuman just watch carefully when they switch from app to app in the multitasking tab, the respond time is just slower than what expected, not like the One M8, it open up the app you tap on right away.

[@EvanHyland]

This is why I sorta hate samsung, like no matter how fast they make their phones they're always gonna be a tad slow or laggy.. But now I'm starting to see other phones being slow and laggy too, I mean if you have the newest processor, clocked at a high speed, you should have no problem launching apps fast..

[@heroguides9705]

you can have all the specs you want but their problem is always a lack of optimization on OS and their own skins they are very heavy which is why they need double to 3 times the power (2-3ghz) as say an iphone(1ghz)

[@yqr5357]

Something Samsung refuses to accept, optimization. They just keep mindlessly increasing their hardware specification to make their specs sheet looks good without much improvements in real life scenarios. And even the measly, pathetic hardware on the iPhone can beat the S5 in certain aspects.

[@gokuafrica]

Fully agree, 5s won against note 3, s5 and Lg G2 in speed test!! Only m8 could beat it, it was expected that m8 will easily beat s5

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Something jealous troller refuse to accept. Reality. Touchwiz not optimized? That's the same as saying Android is not optimized in comparison to IOS. Comparing something very featured to something way less featured. And then saying that the extremely featured one sucks and is not optimized because the one lacking has a couple second speed advantage....Wow....Where do you people get this kind of logic??????? And the 5s has a speed advantage against Sony and HTC too. So does that mean that they all have crappy unoptimized UI too? It's because not only is IOS completely and utterly lacking in up to date features and physical hardware technology...It's horrifically on top of mountains of restrictions. Complete system wide lock down. And even though it's only a dual core it's still Cortex 53 64bit. And even the the 64 bit was improperly utilized it brings some advantage. So you add up all that and it only has a tiny speed advantage....And crashes more than any system.

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Anwesh Mohapatra M8 only wins by a few second. And that's because of having nothing to show for it in options, features, and functions. So a much better device all around with many more options and features to cater to a much larger group of people seems to be an overall win more so than...Look my lacking makes me a couple seconds faster. But here on the internet people would rather hate and bash rather than use logical thought.

[@Syoiepro]

darkangelss6sic6 jeez man, im reading from top to here, and u reply to every single comments bashing samsung s5. What the hell man, im a htc m8 owner, and sense is more capable than doing everything s5 can do. except for all that unused sensors which..makes it lag. So HTC won, deal with it. Were faster, its samsung's fault for not make it cleaner. DEAL WITH IT!

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Meam Tuan Hassan You claim you read my comments. But make this reply which contradicts that theory. Move on to tell me to deal with "you winning". Which means you did not read them or you lack the ability to understand them...And you act like you are trying to pass me off as being a sore loser.... When I'm just replying to people who are lying and bashing. And only to correct them with logical fact and without bashing in return....And here you are bashing...What does that tell you? Added into it as well you further exaggeration of lag and YELLING AT ME TO DEAL WITH IT....The reason you replied to me is because you are an HTC fanboy. And you think I'm just a Samsung fan and you have a superiority complex right now.... Sense is not capable of what Touchwiz is because the coding is not written into it. It could be if HTC made it that way, but they didn't so it's not. And Over 2 minutes you call a couple second speed advantage for a less capable UI a huge win? And that I need to deal with it???? Seriously? LOL. Where is the logic in this society?????? Plus I NEVER DENIED IT! As well I even replied to some people who claimed that this was a biased review to point out that it was not biased and gave a factual representation. Now what fanboy? My point was that all you jealous fanboys are parading around like royalty over this and acting like it means anything more than what it simply means... Sense does less and is a little lighter for that. So it runs a couple seconds faster...Plain and simple. End of story. However what all the haters and yourself included are doing is illogical ranting, bashing, and gloating. Let's see if you read that. And lets see if you try to deny that.

[@ultraszgb]

Her you go guys, Crapsung S5 fails again

[@sicdedworm09]

This is no surprise what so ever. Touch wiz is still heavy as all hell. After owning the m8 for 2 weeks I went in to see how the s5 performed and I immediately felt bogged down and slow compared to the the extremely snappy m8. I have yet to notice any sort of stutter on this thing. Gallery loads pics insanely fast with smooth scrolling and even little things like the message app and phone dialer loads with zero delay. Even on my note 3 with root and hyper drive rom it takes a second to actually load the dialer.

[@Jerz1983]

How about going to developer options on the s5 and turning off transition effect which no reviewer seems to do even tho they know about it

[@cem3]

Agreed

[@RulZGame]

The phone is shipped that way, it should be tested that way. I'm not buying a phone that needs further tweaking to be the best. (And with no transitions it looks like crap)

[@EdubHaxor]

Bence Varga You dont need to turn off the transition's in fact you can make them faster so no need to turn it off

[@Jerz1983]

Bence Varga Dude its not tweakin if it comes in the phone, Rooting the phone would be tweakin. BUT IF ITS IN THE SETTINGS then its an option. Thats what HTC did, They chose not to have visual transitions in order for the phone to be faster

[@EdubHaxor]

Yep thats true and plus it doesn't take time to actually go and change all that it'll only take a few seconds

[@anmolagarwal4140]

This was the best speed test I have ever seen. I am new to your channel and you completely deserve to get subscribed. THANKS

[@Sok.mp4]

Got the M8 this morning. It is that smooth.

[@Hassanw9]

I can't wait for mine to come... They've ran out and waiting for fresh stock where I ordered it from can't wait

[@macmomazz]

Finally, a speed test that I actually care about and is practical. I don't care about all that other numbers n specs, I just want to see how it performs when IM actually throwing stuff at and using it. Awesome video, keep'em coming.

[@HughMcVea]

If you think that's fast you should try it again with the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition it's even snappier than the HTC Sense version.

[@UbuntuBhoy]

Not used the M8 GPe but the normal M8 with Sense 6 is fast as a tack.

[@HughMcVea]

Ubuntu Bhoy I have the HTC One M8x and the HTC One M8 Google Play Edition and yes both are fast but the Google Play Edition is definitely the fastest of the two despite the lower speed SoC, 2.3GHz in the GPE and 2.5GHz M8x.

[@UbuntuBhoy]

Nice to know. Daft question, but why did you buy two?

[@HughMcVea]

Ubuntu Bhoy I like the design of the phone and imported the M8x first, then I thought it would be awesome running stock Android so I sourced a new sealed GPE on eBay. I was right the GPE is absolutely awesome, like a metal Nexus.

[@UbuntuBhoy]

Cool, but why not just flash the GPe RUU? Don't get me wrong I would love to be able do the same, the only reason I got an OPO is because it's the only this gen handset I can afford. If the E8 was available over here I would have been all over it.

[@AdrianZeigler]

Loved the test PhoneBuff, this definatly is getting added to my list of reasons fo the One M8...

[@servershaikh7528]

Lol. What's the point of having a heart rate sensor when the phone is slow enough to give you a heart attack.

[@sushanthkamath]

Which is why Samsung Devices will always remain a pain in the arse

[@servershaikh7528]

Sushanth Kamath totally.

[@NeXMaX]

So, the phone clocked 200MHz slower is faster... Proves that specs don't always matter. You need optimization.

[@Kai0210__]

Htc is really fast!

[@jaysworld4827]

Htc make sense :p

[@smyhasan7]

David, I'm a fan of your speed tests... I check your channel daily for new ones... Now only if you could make two more for now, HTC One M8 vs Xperia Z2 and HTC One M8 vs Nexus 5... +100

[@ProWeAreSo]

Ok where in the world is the M8 vs Nexus 5 video....

[@huskerhelter5931]

This is the first time I saw this kind of speed test, nice style I must say , phonebuff.

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Ok. That's one slightly better aspect of the M8. The S5 is still overall a much better, durable, practical device with more monies worth. In the end what this shows is that because HTC offers so many fewer functions and features it can gain a couple seconds of speed. The S5 is still very fast and can do many things with ease.

[@sarfaraz.hosseini]

Many of the extra features in the S5 are of questionable use adding to a slightly less fluid sometimes confusing OS which apparently occasionally still stutters and lags. I'm really struggling to choose between them and need a new phone!

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Sarfaraz Hussein I think the internet has lead to that disbelief. The same that supposedly certain devices or OS's do not lag or that others doe excessively. Some features are not for everyone. Some everyone might love. But the point is that they are there and offered. You have the choice to use all or none. You don't get that choice with anyone else. I think overall the UI is fairly easy to navigate. Just takes time for some people to adjust and learn all the features. If it's confusing to someone then all OS set ups are generally going to be a little confusing. It does have an easy mode however. So you are thinking between one of these then? I would honestly say out of the three main choices that people seem to be going for S5 first. Z2 second. M8 third. While all have their pros and cons and everyone will prefer one over the other... If you put all those preferences aside the S5 has a few more advantages over the other two. The S5 has the world's best mobile display. Has the better camera of all three here, but only 2 or 3 total are better. The 1020, 8o8, and possibly Galaxy Zoom. It has the slimmest, most durable design, best battery life, and removable battery while also being water proof. Some people might like aluminum or glass better, but the plastic takes drops and scratches better. And is easier to repair/replace. It is more comfortable for prolonged use with it's thinner and more ergonomic build plus how much nice the soft touch back feels to the hand. Plus the S5 has more features and functions. As well as has a much better update track record. Few main reasons why The S5 is overall better. Though it may not be everyone's preference still.

[@robertsivonjic5080]

darkangelss6sic6 In my opinion the S5 is for people that go in the fitness often because of the heart rate sensor and has alot of those workout features to keep track on what youre doing. I personally am going for the M8 because of the speakers design and specs. The camera doesnt bother me because i have seen what kind of pictures it takes and it isnt even that bad as everyone says. I am actually deciding between Z2 and the M8.

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Robert Sivonjic Speakers, some people liking metal, and being a tad faster out of box is the most of it's advantages. But everyone has their preferences. No the camera is not that bad. Though fairly far behind Z2 and S5. I have to defend the tech to trolls all the time. I think the Z2 has a slight edge over the M8 too. In the end they are all awesome. Just as far as technology the S5 has the overall edge.

[@Scoby450f]

Robert Sivonjic that heartbeat sensor is bs, if you're exercising what are you going to do stop and pull out your phone really?!

[@vdhamodaran]

Good comparison !!! Who the hell cares about the benchmarks these days as an average user. The real bench-marking must be done like this to test the build quality!. Well done Bro!!! Looking forward for more videos like these.

[@witnessg431]

smh, Samsung really needs to work on TouchWiz.

[@VoodooMadMike41]

I THINK THIS TEST IS IRRELEVANT! (Answer at the bottom) Just stop-watched everything from press of button until exit. This possibly eliminates any unfair waiting time in between loading apps and those are actual measured launch to close times. Note: I'm a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 user so you might think I'm biased towards Sammy but that isn't true. I'm not saying I have a nuclear turbo mega fingers which are 100% accurate so the results might be off by up to 0.35s. Opening Camera: S5: 2.6 s M8: 2.5 s Gallery to opening and closing settings: S5: 4.7 s M8: 4.55 s Temple run: S5: 8.5 s M8: 6.9 s Boxing game: S5: 15.75 s M8: 14.3 s Vector: S5: 11.4 s M8: 11.38 s Angry Birds: S5: 8.9 s M8: 9 s Converting launch to exit: S5: 14.31 s M8: 14.72 s Photoshop Touch: S5: 7.1 s M8: 6.9 s Dictionary: S5: 5.4 s M8: 6.35 s Netflix: S5: 11.2 s M8: 8.5 s S thingy news: S5: 10.74 s M8: 10.43 s Chrome: S5: 24.11 s M8: 22.92 s Galaxy S5: 124.71 s (2:04.710) HTC One M8: 118.45 s (1:58.450) YES! One M8 is faster, however, there are some apps in which S5 edges out the M8. (Angry birds, Converting, Dictionary) **IMPORTANT!** In the end every phone will have better load times of some apps so actually you could look for apps that load faster on the S5 and use them in the test which would result in the S5 winning and VICE VERSA! Overall HTC is a bit faster and snappier but I'm trying to make a statement here about these types of tests as I'm sick and tired of people quarreling.

[@RadSel8]

It's sad how HTC really fucked up with the camera, it's the one reason (maybe also that 2 inch chin) I got an S5.... It's like they can never make a great all around phone, it always has to have that one problem...

[@bjamina]

That is the only reason I got the s5 over the m8.

[@Little_Bitz]

Same here, I prefer Sense over touch wiz any day but the size, bezel, and crap camera killed it for me.

[@Tropax1]

A. Sosa Have you tried the M8´s camera? It´s not even close to being crap as you and almost every other reviewer would have us believe. Yes it lacks details compared to the higher resolution ones but it´s pretty decent for a 4.1mp camera. i haven´t regret choosing the m8 over S5.

[@RadSel8]

I take a lot of pictures of text and of class powerpoints.. My old 5 MP camera was bad at the job, why the hell would I downgrade?

[@jaysworld4827]

Benjehman man man you buy the phone for the camera?... Then buy a camera its better than the mobile camera

[@rohitkalra90]

What an amazing way to do the speed test. Respect DAVID 👍. Job well done.

[@hristaki99]

Galaxy S5 is the slowest phone of it's price range. Why the fuck would anyone want it?

[@erolsoyturk9571]

Masterincommander a billion and one features? Nice... The galaxys camera ratio doesnt fit its screen ratio and as a result proves itself to be useless. And more megapixels doesnt mean a better quality image. You must be new here AHAHA

[@erolsoyturk9571]

Yea you can and i can honestly say the blur and pixelation of the image was minimal and i had to look pretty hard to see them. Butthurt samsung kids coming through! Better activate kids mode!

[@erolsoyturk9571]

Man, you are one dense kid.

[@BugattianVeyronian]

Masterincommander try to take a picture on a Galaxy S5 in extreme low light condition oh wait you cant xD

[@hristaki99]

Masterincommander The phones both have 1080p displays. 1080p means 2MP. You'll never see the difference between 2MP and 234125123MP on either of these phones. Your monitor and HDTV are probably also 1080p. If you want zoom, just get a fucking camera. The features are the same, the app store is the same and the OS is the same. What are these bonus features you are talking about?

[@nanhaiguanyinsze]

Appreciate the video. Was struggling to choose between exactly these 3 phones (HTC M8,Samsung S5, iPhone 5S and this helps a lot. Thanks!

[@SamEichers]

Just thought I'd point out it the s5 has a slower home button because it has a multifunction that should be turned off to really test it's speed

[@narutom11]

Yea thats what I was thinking too

[@SirSleepJunkie]

On a phone that powerful, and in this day and age, the S5 should NOT have a slower home button for any reason. It should be equally fast with and without those extra features turned on.

[@SamEichers]

The feature is a double tap feature the phone waits a fraction of a second to see if you are going to hit it again there is no way to not have this wait

[@SirSleepJunkie]

From experience using an S3 and S4 extensively, and from playing around with the S5 in shops, Samsung home buttons/wake functions are slow with or without the double tap feature, compared to HTC, Sony and Huawei phones. There's a lag accessing Samsung app drawers and in waking the screen to unlock. iPhones have a double tap feature, but their home buttons are far quicker (disclaimer, I really don't get iPhones and their interfaces - it's just not for me - but I do appreciate how optimised it all is, especially compared to Samsung.

[@SamEichers]

I have a Samsung galaxy s5 and I can confirm for you that the home button is faster than the HTC one m8 my brother has the m8 and we spent a few hours together comparing the two I myself had an s2 and a s4 before this one and I will give it to you they where not the quickest in that category but samsung has perfected it's home button

[@MV1776]

I think animations and S voice is what was holding the GS5 back. Turning off S voice would have definitely helped during the closing of apps. And Samsung has longer animations while switching between apps. iOS 7 had the same problem and when 7.1 came out everything felt much smoother and faster.

[@dionlaban7961]

M8 is a beast.

[@LastCallSRT]

I was very pumped to get the S5 but did some looking around THANKFULLY and ended up getting the M8 and I seriously seriously am just beyond happy with it. I want to put a ring on this phone.

[@v1ktos]

HTC ftw

[@0nal3d]

Hey dave, one issue, the S5 has multi window, and several of those programs could be loaded at the same time onscreen....I demand a rematch! Lol Great videos man, keep up the great work

[@TheDark-Knut]

Why the hell are all the reviewers against the s5?!? Look at the finger movement on the s5!!!!!!!! n person using the m8 is openeing n closing so much faster! completely biased!

[@leonskennedy64]

Try it yourself, then you'll know how "smooth" and "fast" the S5 is

[@anthonygopeesingh7645]

S5 is slow and laggy In comparison Ive felt both in my hand

[@TheDark-Knut]

That's how touchwiz works! its not lag, they've designed it that way!

[@anthonygopeesingh7645]

they have designed a laggy interface yes they have

[@boyuchuadaniel]

Tony bOy No, TouchWiz has no lag on the S5. He had to disable S Voice that launched though the home button on the S5. Oncr he had disabled that, the S5 would be neck and neck.

[@DVRKSTXR]

I've always liked these speed tests because they seem the most realistic. Both phones are definite powerhouses, but I have a feeling that the lighter Sense 6 skin contributed to the speed of the M8 over the speed of the S5. Regardless of the improvements Samsung has done to Touchwiz it still seems pretty heavy and it goes to show that slightly higher specs doesn't mean everything.

[@Twenty23-w9x]

Damn

[@FierceSmurfN8r]

Samsung software is horrible. Lol I knew the m8 was going to win as soon as I saw the s5 struggle just opening the stopwatch haha

[@phritza]

These tests are so much better than the regular ones!

[@AlexYoon]

its just the touch whiz

[@SEpstude]

Genius.

[@jaysworld4827]

***** i totaly agree ... So the higher clocked processor is an illusion on s5

[@dylan522p]

***** Ever heard of thermal throtling? M8 can run at higher sustained clocks.

[@irun_mon]

yeah, google edition will fix it.

[@darkangelss6sic6]

Then disable the extra features and home button functions. Or use them and realize the phone is still very fast. Either way you get the choice of which things you want.

[@hung2900]

One thing I recognized is that the animation mode (developer option) in GS 5 is 1x, while it's 0 in HTC One M8. I'm sure it made a big difference in speed. One thing I like and don't like in the M8 is the on-screen button. It's much easier to switch to home screen, but it takes a big space also. A slight lag with the physical home button in GS5 is visible though.

[@anonymousvagrant]

bullshit.. if samsung does release a google play edition release, make the comparison of both their google play counterpart. Wake me up when HTC makes a better camera plus removable battery.

[@BlissinthemiX]

Rageeeee lol

[@davidsoto8445]

u mad babe?

[@Darkseth88]

Vajid Ali not probably. It's only touchwiz slowing down the device. Most people will not use the Google edition, so this comparison is very great.

[@ZENKI07]

***** loooooool

[@Cinnamorollstan]

Vajid Ali Bad software isn't an excuse, it's a problem. When my phone is chugging along like it's being paid by the hour to close apps, I'm not suddenly going to forgive it because oh, it's just the crappy Samsung software!

[@AnimeActionLover]

I think the Home key botton on the S5 have significant impact slowing down the device, such as closing app where you have to push it, rather than on the HTC side just touch it.

[@LKayto]

htc one m8 will save you 0.2 seconds when opening your games, as compared to samsung gs5. Awweeeesommmme!

[@xXDoubleBounceXx]

HTC so much better overall.

[@darkangelss6sic6]

P90Jungle So because it offers many less functions it can do a couple things a couple seconds faster means it's so much better overall??? Great logic indeed.

[@xXDoubleBounceXx]

Thanks mate :P PS: Less functions that are gimmicky

[@darkangelss6sic6]

P90Jungle So anything you say you don't need because the phone you prefer more does not offer them is a gimmick????? Logical thought really is not your strong suite is it? The problem here is that many trolls and fanboys are going to take this way too far and ignore all other facts and the pieces that play into these results. While HTC will be a couple seconds faster the S5 is an overall much better device with many more superior technologies.

[@xXDoubleBounceXx]

Thats ur opinion :) I cant stop u

[@JasonKRobertson]

Two awesome phones. I love HTC. This is the first time ever that I continue to use my older phone, the M7 with my new phone the M8. Talk about mega multitasking!! The Boom Sound on the HTC One has extremely impressed every single person that's asked to experience it. In summary, the superior phone is the one YOU like. People who nitpick drive me nuts.

[@net200777]

Touch wiz sucks

[@silenthill0101]

Touch wiz = Diesel

[@descomputado]

Mousa Hill in the defense of diesel, according to the thermodynamic laws a diesel engine is 80% efficient, while a gasoline engine is one 30% efficient

[@alexjm2802]

the only speed test that I found exciting are the ones you do.. good job

[@KrastanovDroneVideos]

lol S5 is bloated as fuck with stupid touchwiz stuff you dont need... ALL HAIL HTC ONE

[@okseos]

This is why I hate touchwiz

[@Mr.P001]

A rather comprehensive beating I would say. This type of testing, I feel, is more representative of real world usage rather than the benchmark testing seen elsewhere. Since release the S5 has taken a bit of a battering with the lag issue rating it's ugly head. For those on the fence with no brand loyalty, this test could be the decider you needed.

[@KasperiPyykkonen]

LagWiz sucks

[@NanoMalo]

nice video gonna come here for future tests!

[@charbel4030]

great video but no point! the 5s already beat the s5 and the m8 beat the 5s so yeah and btw I'm an iPhone fan! :)

[@Muzzleminer]

***** He is simply referring to the speed tests phone buff did with the Iphone5s, s5 and m8..... I truly believe the M8 and Iphone5s are the best phones out there atm.... but lets be hones the s5 is just out of the game now.

[@CharbelAkl]

Nice name..

[@TarverKing]

Love these speed tests

[@tobiasu9944]

Samsung go home!

[@DanielMuvdi]

Hello, i went to a store last night, and i compare both of them, my impression was than the GS5 screen is incredible and no have comparison with M8, the speed was better on htc but i get some lags to, so is not perfect. the camera on M8 was better in the store, with the GS5 i cant take a good pic in low light. i use the finger print lock on GS5 and works great, and the heart sensor works ok to. the camera on GS5 is better for more light photos. so my impression is, when you have both of them in your hands you prefer GS5 just for the incredible screen. i have to say i love HTC to

[@dillonrichard7657]

Comparing the demo models is a horrible way to do it. Carriers through their demos and crap on them causing the phones to bog down and become unresponsive in some cases do to the demo videos always trying to pop up. I own both and the HTC m8 is faster all around. Not to say the s5 is slow but compared to the m8 it's software feels extremely heavy. Not to mention in tests the m8 holds the fastest touch response time compared to any other phone

[@tripwire5435]

This has only confirmed what my friends and I have noticed. Two of them have a S5, another has a g2, and I have an m8. All of them after using my phone always state that mines is noticeably faster, especially at closing apps. I'm guessing it's the UI. It's just very snappy on the m8. Everything feels instantaneous, even compared to other premium phones.

[@basshead1451]

Awesome video! Can you please do a speed test between the Htc One M8 and the Oppo Find 7 (not the 7a but the Find 7)?

[@fooddeliveryinviennawithra287]

I like those speed tests very much...can you compare the m8 with the m7 speed please?

[@MrKnicks101]

Now do a versus comparison to recommend which one is a better buy

[@MrRdoc94]

Excellent example of how much of a difference software can have when its properly optimized, Samsung needs to do something soon about touchwiz its holding their devices back. Hats off to HTC for a clean phone in both hardware and software perspectives

[@akshadraj]

Hi, you should try this again, because the s5 home button lags because it waits to see if your double pressing so as to open the voice commands app. So try turning that off and do it again.

[@Jatinkeswani]

"Htc one showing no signs of mercy" haha.. :D This is the best speed comparison video by phone buff! Nice work david :)

[@MrMasterDancer]

amazing ... i love those speed tests :)

[@Helllllerrrrrrrrrrr]

Oh how I love it when Samsung fails

[@Leuel48Fan]

You should have turned off double tap to launch S-Voice on the S5. All the 1/2 second waiting for double-tap on every home button click killed the S5 time, and BTW waiting for a double tap is NOT lag.

[@cycloneaxelw]

He did turn it off.

[@Danbach1]

I have an M7 and it's perfect. People with iPhones (5S) always say their phones are better but always get shut down when I put it up against my phone.

[@kinginblack7947]

Awww feeling pity for S5, Even though it has 2.5 ghz processor and M8 having 2.2 ghz processor M8 wins! HATS OFF TO M8!!!

[@LexxLuther100]

That display on the htc m8 isn't fair. It doesn't use the whole display. The galaxy s5 displays more content which means it's gonna take longer. The on screen buttons take up screen estate. The s5 display looks beautiful

[@heroguides9705]

***** people will use any excuse they can to defend their favorite product :)

[@heythisaintebay]

***** you make a very good point!

[@Vvopat96]

Best type of speedtests!

[@collin.a.]

Great video but, one thing. The Galaxy S5 has a slower app closing time because it is waiting for a possible second click for S-Voice. I guess it's default settings though.

[@jonjoe89]

PhoneBuff We need the M8 vs g3 speed test, and m8 vs Nexus 5 speed test.

[@JavierRodriguez-wb5ql]

Already done, m8 is faster

[@fcg243]

Love my HTC One. I will also be getting the M8 because I've been super happy with my HTC One first gen. People buy Galaxy S5 just for the hype, but in reality, the HTC One is the superior phone here except the camera which I admit is better in the GS5, but not as great as the Iphone 5S even with the extra mega pixels. We will have to see what the new Iphone 6 will bring

[@jayps421]

So the HTC One beat out the GS5 and also the 64bit iPhone 5S. The One M8 is a beast!

[@tompro53]

The test results are off the S Voice double tap home feature is on so when tapping the home button once there is a delay for the phone to make sure if or if not you want to launch S Voice, so change that setting then I will be more impressed with which ever phone wins then.

[@charlesverg2184]

Ok, first of all, did you have s voice homebutton double press disabled? That makes the phone slower because it waits a little so you can double press the homebutton if you wanna use the s voice. Also, the animations and transitions are slower in the s5 to prevent dizziness for some users, but you can make them twice or 4 times as fast by enabling the developer's options (go to phone info, tap version repeatedly until it tells you to stop, go to developer's options, go to the animations, change x1 to x0.5 or no animations.

[@209kranthi]

awesome comparison!! reflects real life experience

[@shubhamtak3974]

Please do a full comparison of these two

[@AdirFeijo]

I knew the HTC One would win even before watching the video because Samsung always puts a lot of bloatware in their phones. By the way awesome speed test David, keep it up!

[@Escorpio123PS]

Even though many have suggested in your Galaxy s5 vs iPhone5s video that the chrome app is 2 times slower than the stock browser in the galaxy phones, you still use it here lol. In addition, the galaxy is kind bad in game apps and here you add more games than the previous test lol. I would like to see a fair speed test in the browser side and more apps like Instagram, Twitter or Facebook :/. Use stock browser in both though ;)

[@sicdedworm09]

Chrome is stock on the m8 and the stock browser for Samsung would probably hurt it even more than work in its favor. Chrome has become faster over the last month or 2. The stock browser for Samsung hangs and takes forever to load pages, especially full sites

[@Escorpio123PS]

sicdedworm09 actually that's what I thought before but go try Googledotcom on both and you'll notice the difference that I'm talking about. Try other websites and my loads faster in the stock browser. There's even a video here on KZbin where it shows that. I can link it if you insist so you can see it. :)

[@sicdedworm09]

i believe you, no need for links :). maybe i havent played with the stock browser for the s5 enough then. i kinda gave up on it after it would take forever to reload a page when i would try going back a page on my note 3. also swiftkey doesnt play nice with it at all so there's another reason why i walked away from it for awhile haha.

[@matejrobar5808]

Please do a video like this between the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the OnePlus One

[@paekaw]

Will we see the nexus 5 vs the new htc one? Although it isn't a 2014 top smartphone, it's considered one of the most fluid and speediest phone (and a lot of people would like to know if the difference between their performances is as big as the difference between their prices).

[@TheWat3pak]

Hye phonebuff, mind to do some speed test on Xperia Z2? It's kindda interested.

[@07Kratos07]

Man moved slowly towards the end of the M8 still managed to take notice.Congratulations htc.

[@imimti]

hey, can you please do the top three phones speed test. Z2, S5, M8

[@990conor]

S5 and m8 Google play edition (when released) would probably make a fairer comparison 👍

[@2dayworld]

leasing to phoneBuff intro with HTC One M8 ,,, wooow !

[@burnmed]

M8 is smooth, seamless, and a beast in the battery department. Now that Zoe is working...

[@BOOTxClan]

As this is fair from a stock perspective on each phone, don't you think you should have lowered the transition speed on the S5? Also, did you disable the double tap home button for S Voice? That makes a huge difference. Touchwiz has naturally slower animations, and it's really just aesthetics and not the hardware. I hate Touchwiz as much as the next guy, but still.... And also, shouldn't you use a third-party clock app to make it even for the two given that one might use more resources than the other?

[@BOOTxClan]

No, I don't believe they were. My point was that Touchwiz naturally has slower animations, and the outcome of this video may have been different had he raised the animation speed, which almost anyone could do. This test was a determination of quicker hardware or even OS, but simply whose animation speed was quicker.