Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | OnePlus |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Glacial green |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 747.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 512 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 9.7 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.4 |
| 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 is slightly better than OnePlus 8 Pro, getting a 77.7 score against 77.2. HTC One M9 is a noticeably older and somewhat thicker cellphone than OnePlus 8 Pro, but HTC was able to build it much lighter anyway. The OnePlus 8 Pro features a bit sharper screen than HTC One M9, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3168px, a way larger screen and a just a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
OnePlus 8 Pro features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. HTC One M9 counts with just a bit better performance than OnePlus 8 Pro, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit.
The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a much better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 4510mAh battery capacity. The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a much better camera than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video quality, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has a much bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a back-facing camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution, higher video frame rate and a larger camera aperture.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the HTC One M9 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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