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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 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 |
| $ 195.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The HTC One M9 has a score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than iPhone 5's 71.7 general score. The HTC One M9 works with Android 5.0 OS, and iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x OS. Although HTC One M9 is way newer than the iPhone 5, it's incredibly thicker and heavier. The HTC One M9 counts with a much more powerful CPU than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 6 more processing cores, a 64 bits processor, an extra graphics processor and more RAM.
HTC One M9 counts with just a bit better looking display than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a better pixels density and a larger screen. HTC One M9 features just a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 128 GB.
HTC One M9 counts with a very superior battery life than iPhone 5, because it has a 97% larger battery capacity. HTC One M9 captures much better videos and photos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot higher resolution back facing camera, a larger camera aperture for better low light captures and videos, a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a much bigger sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the HTC One M9 is also a bit cheaper.
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