Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is a little bit better than HTC One (M8), getting a 79 score against 71.9. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has the newer 11 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0, offering some extra features. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's design is extremely newer and a bit thinner than HTC One (M8)'s, but it is also noticeably heavier.
The HTC One (M8) features a better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
The HTC One (M8) has a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional GPU. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S captures much clearer photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has a back facing camera with much more megapixels, a lot better (4K) video resolution, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor and a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a much better battery life than HTC One (M8), because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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