Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2021-06-17 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black and Forged Green |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 11.22 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 has a general score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than Motorola Defy (2021)'s global score of 77.2. The HTC One M9 design is much lighter and somewhat thinner than Motorola Defy (2021), even though it was released many years before. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the HTC One M9 has an older 5.0 version while Motorola Defy (2021) has Android 11.
The HTC One M9 counts with a little better performance than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional graphics co-processor. The HTC One M9 has a lot better looking screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a much better pixels quantity per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has better 60 fps video frame rate, a lot larger aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a back camera with a much better resolution and a much larger sensor.
The Motorola Defy (2021) counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One M9, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. Motorola Defy (2021) features a much longer battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 76% greater battery capacity.
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