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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| 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 | TFT |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 10.78 |
| 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 | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 is a little bit better than Galaxy A21s, getting a 77.7 score against 77.7. HTC One M9 is a noticeably older and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Galaxy A21s, but HTC made it lighter anyway. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the HTC One M9 has the older 5.0 version while Galaxy A21s has Android 10 version.
The HTC One M9 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also has a 64-bit processor and a graphics processing unit. The HTC One M9 features a much sharper screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1920 x 1080px resolution and a much better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A21s has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A21s also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A21s captures clearer videos and photos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A21s also has a bigger camera aperture, a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a larger sensor which offers a better image and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a much longer battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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