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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | HTC |
| Android 11 | Android 5.0 |
| 2021-05-13 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 446 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 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 660 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 + 12.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, EDR | 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
The Asus ZenFone 8 is a bit better than HTC One M9, getting a score of 83 against 77.7. Asus ZenFone 8's construction is noticeably newer and a little bit thinner, but also a little heavier than HTC One M9. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Asus ZenFone 8 has a newer 11 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0, so it gives you some extra features and some performance improvements.
HTC One M9 features a little sharper display than Asus ZenFone 8, although it has a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a quite smaller screen. The HTC One M9 features a bit better processor than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an additional GPU.
The Asus ZenFone 8 shoots way better photos and videos than HTC One M9, because it has a much more megapixels back facing camera, a larger camera aperture, a lot larger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a much higher video quality. The Asus ZenFone 8 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a way better battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh.
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