A Journalist Checks Out a Curved G Flex Smartphone
A journalist checks out a curved G Flex smartphone by LG Electronics during the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Steve Marcus REUTERS/Steve Marcus

For readers who are considering buying the LG G Flex and the HTC One M8, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The LG G Flex comes with a 6-inch curved P-OLED capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The HTC One M8 comes with a 5-inch Super LCD3 capacitive touch screen, which translates into a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The One M8 is the clear winner in this category with 441 ppi pixels display density compared to the 245 ppi pixels display density on the G Flex.

The LG G Flex measures 160.5 x 81.6 x 8.7 mm and weighs 177 grams. The HTC One M8 is comparatively smaller, narrower, slightly thicker and lighter. The device measures 146.36 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm and weighs 160 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The LG G Flex is equipped with a 2.26 GH quad core Krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes with 32 GB of internal memory and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The HTC One M8 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core Krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 32 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 128 GB using a Micro SD card.

The LG G Flex runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and the HTC One M8 runs on the Android KitKat operating system. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM. In terms of computing power both the devices are about the same but the One M8 has a slight edge due to a better chipset.

Camera

The LG G Flex sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2.1 MP. The HTC One M8 sports a dual 4 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 5 MP.

Battery

The LG G Flex comes with a non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 15 hours. The HTC One M8 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of 20 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The LG G Flex 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $569.95 and the HTC One M8 16 GB 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $629.95 in Australia.

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