The first half of April marks the battle of the three Android flagship smartphones - the HTC One (M8), Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z2 - for the hearts, minds and wallets of the consumers. For the first time in years, the launch dates of the three phones are very close to one another.
The One (M8) and Xperia Z2 are available in stores from today while the Galaxy S5 is available a week later on April 12. As usual, we have compiled the contract pricing across the board for your easy reference. We first start off comparing the specs of the One (M8), Galaxy S5 and Xperia Z2 below:
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1. Do note that the contract pricing is based on this week's promo which is valid from April 5 to April 12. Prices may change thereafter.
2. Other miscellaneous costs such as early re-contract fees, SIM card charges and registration fees are not included in this table.
3. These comparisons are solely based on the contract pricing of the respective phones.
4. With a two-year contract tied to each phone, we have compiled a table comparing the total amount you have to fork out (at minimum) over the two-year span for each plan category. For this calculation, we took into account the monthly subscriptions for two years and the contract pricing as listed for the respective telcos.
5. The Galaxy S5 is the only phone in this comparison to come with 32GB internal storage capacity at launch. Do take this into consideration when looking through the price comparison below.
Data Plan | M1 | SingTel | StarHub |
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Name | ValueSurf+ | Lite | Smartsurf Lite |
Monthly Subscription | $39 | $39.90 | $38 |
Local Outgoing Mins | 120 | 100 | 100 |
Local SMS | 600 | 800 | 800 |
Local Data Bundle | 2GB | 2GB | 2GB |
Phone Contract Prices | |||
HTC One (M8) 16GB |
$648 | $608 | $639 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) | $688 | $688 | $699 |
Sony Xperia Z2 (16GB) | $548 | $568 | $569 |
M1 | SingTel | StarHub | |
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HTC One (M8) 16GB | $1,584 | $1,565.60 | $1,551 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) | $1,624 | $1,645.60 | $1,611 |
Sony Xperia Z2 (16GB) | $1,484 | $1,525.60 | $1,481 |
Data Plan | M1 | SingTel | StarHub |
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Name | LiteSurf+ | Value | SmartSurf Value |
Monthly Subscription | $59 | $59.90 | $58 |
Local Outgoing Mins | 300 | 200 | 300 |
Local SMS | 800 | 900 | 900 |
Local Data Bundle | 3GB | 3GB | 4GB |
Phone Contract Prices | |||
HTC One (M8) 16GB |
$388 | $348 | $399 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) | $398 | $398 | $399 |
Sony Xperia Z2 (16GB) | $328 | $328 | $329 |
M1 | SingTel | StarHub | |
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HTC One (M8) 16GB | $1,804 | $1,785.60 | $1,791 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) | $1,814 | $1,835.60 | $1,791 |
Sony Xperia Z2 (16GB) |
$1,744 | $ 1,765.60 | $1,721 |
Data Plan | M1 | SingTel | StarHub |
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Name | ExtremeSurf+ | Plus | SmartSurf Premium |
Monthly Subscription | $98 | $99.90 | $98 |
Local Outgoing Mins | 700 | 500 | 700 |
Local SMS | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Local Data Bundle | 5GB | 4GB | 6GB |
Phone Contract Prices | |||
HTC One (M8) 16GB |
$188 | $118 | $229 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) |
$228 | $218 | $229 |
Sony Xperia Z2 |
$128 | $88 | $99 |
M1 | SingTel | StarHub | |
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HTC One (M8) 16GB |
$2,540 | $2,515.60 | $2,581 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) |
$2,580 | $2,615.60 | $2,581 |
Sony Xperia Z2 (16GB) |
$2,480 | $2,485.60 | $2,451 |
Data Plan | M1 | SingTel | StarHub |
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Name | MaxSurf+ | Prestige | SmartSurf Elite |
Monthly Subscription | $198 | $205 | $205 |
Local Outgoing Mins | Unlimited | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Local SMS | 2,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Local Data Bundle | 12GB | 12GB | 12GB |
Phone Contract Prices | |||
HTC One (M8) 16GB |
$88 | $0 | $99 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) |
$98 | $98 | $99 |
Sony Xperia Z2 (16GB) |
$48 | $0 | $0 |
M1 | SingTel | StarHub | |
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HTC One (M8) 16GB |
$4,840 | $4,920 | $5,019 |
Samsung Galaxy S5 (32GB) |
$4,850 | $5,018 | $5,019 |
Sony Xperia Z2 (16GB) |
$4,800 | $4,920 | $4,920 |
*Updated on April 11: We have a dedicated article on helping you decide which smartphone suit you best.
There is without a doubt that all three Android flagship smartphones are very strong contenders. Here's our recommendations:
For more information on the different phones, hit the links below to the respective reviews:
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