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Apple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | HTC |
| iOS 8.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-09 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, 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 |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.88 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is just a bit better than the iPhone 6 Plus, with a score of 77.7 against 75.3. HTC One M9's body is a little lighter but notably thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus, and both were released only a couple of months apart. The HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 OS, and iPhone 6 Plus comes with iOS 8.x OS.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus features just a bit better looking screen than HTC One M9, because although it has a little bit inferior pixels number per display inch, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Apple iPhone 6 Plus also counts with a quite larger display. The HTC One M9 features a very superior memory to install games and applications than iPhone 6 Plus, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The HTC One M9 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have a 64-bit processor, the HTC One M9 also has a greater number of faster cores, a greater amount of RAM memory and a much better graphics processor working at 600 MHz. The iPhone 6 Plus features just a bit longer battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity.
The HTC One M9 shoots much better photographs and videos than iPhone 6 Plus, and although they both have a same size aperture, the HTC One M9 also has a way bigger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
HTC One M9 costs a little more than the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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