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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2020-09-02 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.64 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Sonic silver |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 579.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.32 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 a score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than the nubia Red Magic 5S's score of 76.2. HTC One M9's body has the same thickness than the nubia Red Magic 5S, but it is much lighter. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the HTC One M9 has the previous 5.0 version and nubia Red Magic 5S has Android 10.
HTC One M9 features a little sharper screen than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. HTC One M9 features a bit better processor than nubia Red Magic 5S, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional GPU.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features much more memory capacity for games and applications than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The nubia Red Magic 5S has a lot better camera than HTC One M9, because it has a way bigger camera sensor which gives a much higher photo and video quality, a much better video definition, a back-facing camera with a much better 64 mega pixels resolution and a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
The nubia Red Magic 5S features a way better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, HTC One M9 is also by far the cheapest, making this phone an obvious call.
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