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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 94 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Asus |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Matte White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 18 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is a lot better than the HTC One M9, having a score of 94 against 77.7. Although Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate is a lot newer than HTC One M9, it is incredibly heavier and just a bit thicker. The HTC One M9 features a bit more vivid screen than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
HTC One M9 counts with a bit better processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit. Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate takes way better videos and photos than HTC One M9, because it has a way higher 7680x4320 video definition, a much bigger back camera sensor, a bigger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate features a very superior storage for apps and games than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate has a superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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