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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.64 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is better than the HTC One M9's score of 77.7. Although the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is noticeably heavier than HTC One M9, it's way thinner and also incredibly newer. The iPhone 8 Plus has a little faster processor than HTC One M9, although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and an inferior number of cores , they both have the same RAM memory amount and a 64-bits processing unit.
The HTC One M9 features a bit more vivid screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the HTC One M9 also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. HTC One M9 has a camera that's very similar to the camera in iPhone 8 Plus, because although the HTC One M9 has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for taking images and video in low light environments and worse 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way more megapixels back facing camera.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. The HTC One M9 has a little longer battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 2840mAh battery capacity against 2691mAh.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more than HTC One M9, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the HTC One M9. If you want to save some money, you can buy the HTC One M9, letting go some specs and features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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