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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 13 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2023-05-04 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 11.77 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.24 |
| 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
HTC One M9 has an overall score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than Motorola Edge 40's overall score of 77.2. Both of these devices use Android OS (operating system), but the HTC One M9 has the older 5.0 version and Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13 version. The HTC One M9 construction is just a bit lighter than Motorola Edge 40, but it is thicker and was released many years before.
The HTC One M9 counts with a very superior CPU than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has 5 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processor and a graphics processing unit. The HTC One M9 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher count of pixels per inch of screen.
Motorola Edge 40 features a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Motorola Edge 40 has a much better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much bigger diafragm aperture, a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way bigger camera sensor providing a much better image quality.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a much better battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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