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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.99 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS is just a bit better than HTC One M9, having a general score of 84.2 against 77.7. Even though the iPhone XS is somewhat heavier than HTC One M9, it's incredibly thinner and extremely newer. HTC One M9 counts with a little more vivid display than iPhone XS, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little bit less pixels per inch of display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The HTC One M9 counts with a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB. IPhone XS counts with a little bit better hardware performance than HTC One M9, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 64-bit CPU, the iPhone XS also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Apple iPhone XS's camera is very similar to the HTC One M9 one, because although the Apple iPhone XS has a much worse resolution back-facing camera, a tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing worse quality photos and videos and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better captures and videos in low light situations.
HTC One M9 has a little longer battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has 2840mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone XS is a better device, it is way more expensive than the HTC One M9, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the HTC One M9. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the HTC One M9, letting go a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most with your money.
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