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HTC One (M8)
AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 has a general score of 77.7, which is slightly better than HTC One (M8)'s 71.6 overall score. The HTC One M9 construction is newer and a bit lighter than the HTC One (M8)'s, although it's a bit thicker. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the HTC One M9 has a newer 5.0 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 4.4.4 version, counting with a lot of extra features and some performance improvements.
HTC One M9 counts with just a little better performance than HTC One (M8), because it has a 64-bit processing unit, a better graphics processing unit working at 600 MHz, a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (although they are slower). The HTC One M9 features a little sharper screen than HTC One (M8). Both have the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the same screen density and a same size screen.
HTC One M9's storage for applications and games is just as good as the HTC One (M8) one, they have equal 32 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The HTC One M9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than HTC One (M8), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs or video in low light situations, it also counts with a way better video resolution, a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a way bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photos and videos.
The HTC One M9 has just a bit better battery life than HTC One (M8), because it has a 2840mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the HTC One M9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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