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Apple iPhone 5
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | HTC |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2015-03-01 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is better than Apple iPhone 5, having a general score of 77.7 against 68.8. HTC One M9's design is notably newer, but incredibly heavier and incredibly thicker than the Apple iPhone 5. HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 OS, while Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x OS. HTC One M9 has a much more powerful processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more RAM memory, a higher number of cores, an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processing unit.
The HTC One M9 has a bit sharper screen than iPhone 5, because it has a lot higher 1920 x 1080 resolution, a larger screen and a better display density. The HTC One M9 has a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way larger sensor shooting way better quality photographs, a lot better (4K) video quality and a camera with a much higher resolution.
HTC One M9 has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that supports up to 128 GB. The HTC One M9 counts with a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 2840mAh battery size.
HTC One M9 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper, which makes it an easy choice.
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