Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | HTC |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-10-30 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super IPS+ LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.28 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is just a bit better than Asus ZenFone 4, getting a score of 77.7 against 74.2. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the HTC One M9 has an older 5.0 version while Asus ZenFone 4 has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The HTC One M9 design is just a little bit lighter than the Asus ZenFone 4, but it is notably thicker and was released 3 years before.
HTC One M9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Asus ZenFone 4, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the HTC One M9 also counts with a just a bit higher quantity of pixels per display inch. The HTC One M9 counts with a little faster processing unit than Asus ZenFone 4, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an extra GPU.
HTC One M9 has a bit better camera than Asus ZenFone 4, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video definition, the HTC One M9 also counts with a way more mega-pixels back camera and a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Asus ZenFone 4 counts with a much bigger storage for games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. The Asus ZenFone 4 features longer battery life than HTC One M9, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2840mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, HTC One M9 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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