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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2019-10-24 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 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 + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 is slightly better than the Moto G8 Plus, having a general score of 77.7 against 77.6. Even though the HTC One M9 is much older and a bit thicker than Moto G8 Plus, it's body is still lighter. HTC One M9 features a bit superior CPU than Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bit CPU and an additional graphics processing unit.
The HTC One M9 has a sharper display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater screen density. Motorola Moto G8 Plus captures better photographs and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a way larger diafragm aperture, a back facing camera with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a bigger sensor.
The Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Moto G8 Plus has a superior battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2840mAh.
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