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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-03-01 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
HTC One M9 has a general score of 77.7, which is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 global score. These devices include Android OS, but the HTC One M9 has the previous 5.0 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. Despite of the fact HTC One M9 is much older and extremely thicker than Huawei nova 3, it's body is still just a bit lighter.
HTC One M9 features a better looking display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher count of pixels per inch of display. The HTC One M9 counts with a bit better CPU than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
Huawei nova 3 has a superior storage for applications and games than HTC One M9, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds up to 256 GB. HTC One M9 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the HTC One M9 also counts with a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels.
Huawei nova 3 has superior battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh.
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