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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| 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 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G9 Play, with a score of 77.7 against 76.7. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but HTC One M9 has older 5.0 version while Motorola Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version. Although HTC One M9 is notably older and a little bit thicker than Motorola Moto G9 Play, it's body is still much lighter.
The HTC One M9 features a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit. HTC One M9 features a way better looking display than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater count of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1920 x 1080 resolution.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play takes much better photos and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has a lot larger aperture, a way bigger sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photographs, better 60 fps video frame rate and a much more mega-pixels back camera.
Moto G9 Play features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One M9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Moto G9 Play features a much longer battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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