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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3 has a general score of 80, which is slightly better than HTC One M9's 77.7 global score. The Google Pixel 3 is a newer cellphone, and it's also thinner and just a little bit lighter than HTC One M9. HTC One M9 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the HTC One M9 also counts with a graphics processor and a 64-bits processing unit.
The HTC One M9 features a brighter screen than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better display pixels density. The HTC One M9 counts with a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB.
The HTC One M9 counts with a slightly better camera than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the HTC One M9 also counts with a bigger sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 20 mega pixels resolution.
The Google Pixel 3 counts with a little better battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 2915mAh of battery capacity.
Google Pixel 3 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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