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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 14 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2023-12-16 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 10.45 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| 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 5.3 |
| 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
The HTC One M9 has a general score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A15 5G's global score of 77.4. Despite of the fact HTC One M9 is noticeably older and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy A15 5G, it's body is still a lot lighter. Both phones we are comparing here have Android operating system, but HTC One M9 has 5.0 version while Galaxy A15 5G has Android 14.
HTC One M9 counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of screen. HTC One M9 features a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G shoots clearer videos and photos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and video and a back-facing camera with a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A15 5G features a way bigger storage for games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 96 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy A15 5G counts with a superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2840mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, HTC One M9 is also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G.
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