Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | HTC |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 5.0 |
| 2021-08-26 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.39 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.40 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Phantom Black and Storm White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2448 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 888+ SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 660, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2990 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 11.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.87 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ROG Phone 5s is a bit better than HTC One M9, with a global score of 84.9 against 77.7. Both phones we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but Asus ROG Phone 5s has the newer 12 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0, so it gives some nice extra features. The Asus ROG Phone 5s design is noticeably newer, but just a little thicker and heavier than the HTC One M9.
HTC One M9 features a little bit better processing power than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits processing unit. The HTC One M9 counts with a slightly better display than Asus ROG Phone 5s, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little worse 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels density.
Asus ROG Phone 5s features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5s features a superior battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
Asus ROG Phone 5s counts with a much better camera than HTC One M9, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 64 MP resolution, a way better video quality, a larger aperture and a lot larger camera sensor capturing lot better quality photos.
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