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Apple iPhone 5s
A1457| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-03-01 | 2013-09-10 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | $ 270.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 4.8 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, 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 iPhone 5s's global score of 75.5. HTC One M9 is a newer phone than iPhone 5s, although it's a lot heavier and noticeably thicker. The HTC One M9 works with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPhone 5s comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
The HTC One M9 has a bit superior processor than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a 600 megahertz graphics processor and a 64 bits CPU, the HTC One M9 also has a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The HTC One M9 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a bigger screen, a better pixels quantity per inch of display and a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px.
HTC One M9 counts with a much better camera than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same aperture, the HTC One M9 also has a lot bigger sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photos, a way higher (4K) video definition and a lot better resolution back facing camera. HTC One M9 counts with a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB.
The HTC One M9 counts with a much longer battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has 2840mAh of battery capacity instead of 1570mAh.
HTC One M9 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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