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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | HTC |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-08-03 | 2015-03-01 |
| 6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 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 530 GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 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 - Ion 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 4.2, EDR | 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
HTC One M9 is slightly better than Asus ZenFone AR, having a global score of 77.7 against 77.4. The HTC One M9 design is a little bit lighter than Asus ZenFone AR, but it's a little thicker and was released 3 years before. The HTC One M9 counts with a bit sharper screen than Asus ZenFone AR, although it has a quite smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a bit less pixels per inch of screen.
HTC One M9 features a quite superior hardware performance than Asus ZenFone AR, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit, a larger number of cores and a 64-bits processor. The Asus ZenFone AR counts with much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ZenFone AR has better battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 16 percent greater battery size. The Asus ZenFone AR features a bit better camera than HTC One M9, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting lower quality images and videos and slower 24 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Asus ZenFone AR also counts with a larger aperture and a better resolution back camera.
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