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| Global Score | |
| 83.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | HTC |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-09-01 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.50 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.11 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Aurora black and Pastel white | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 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 |
| 17.06 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | -- |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone 7 is slightly better than the HTC One M9, with an 83.9 score against 77.7. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but Asus ZenFone 7 has newer 11 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0, offering a lot of extra features and performance tweaks. Asus ZenFone 7 is a noticeably heavier cellphone than HTC One M9, but both are 0.38inches thick.
HTC One M9 features a little sharper screen than Asus ZenFone 7, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixels density. HTC One M9 has a little better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone 7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bits CPU.
Asus ZenFone 7 features a better camera than HTC One M9, because it has a way higher 7680x4320 video definition, a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and videos, a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way bigger back camera sensor which provides a lot better photo and video quality.
Asus ZenFone 7 has a way bigger storage for applications and games than HTC One M9, because it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory. The Asus ZenFone 7 has a much longer battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 76 percent larger battery size.
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