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HTC USA hits the Samsung Galaxy S5 where it hurts

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HTC is feeling funny today. The Taiwanese company’s arm in the US has just used its official Twitter account to post the image you can see below.

So HTC apparently isn’t above rehashing that old “it looks like a band-aid” joke that started making the rounds back when the Samsung Galaxy S5 got announced.

Apparently (and conveniently for HTC) the cure for all your design-related problems in the mobile world is the One M8, the latest flagship device from the Taiwanese company and its direct competitor to the best selling Galaxy S5.

The dimples on the back of the Galaxy S5 do give it a rather odd look, and Samsung should have thought about the instant band-aid comparisons before it launched its handset. That said, the band-aid look is much more pronounced in press renders than it is in reality, for what it’s worth.

For HTC such a stab equals easy publicity on social media, but whether that will transform into actual sales is another matter entirely. By all accounts, the Galaxy S5 is still outselling the One M8, even with its band-aid resembling back.

If you’re wondering how the Galaxy S5 actually compares to the One M8, do take a look at our extensive write-up on the matter.

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