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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-03-01 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Cyber shade |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.88 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer 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 | -- |
| 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 is slightly better than the nubia Red Magic 3S, with a overall score of 77.7 against 75.8. HTC One M9's design has the same thickness than nubia Red Magic 3S, but it's incredibly lighter. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but HTC One M9 has 5.0 version and nubia Red Magic 3S has Android 9.0 Pie version.
HTC One M9 counts with a brighter display than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per screen inch. HTC One M9 features a bit faster processing unit than nubia Red Magic 3S, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit CPU.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a much better camera than HTC One M9, because it has a way better video quality, a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality, a much bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The nubia Red Magic 3S counts with much more storage for games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S counts with a much longer battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 76% more battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the HTC One M9 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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