Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-03-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 411.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 32.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 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 | 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer 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 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A71 is better than the HTC One M9, getting an 87.5 score against 77.7. Although Galaxy A71 is somewhat heavier than the HTC One M9, it's a lot thinner and a lot newer. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A71 has a more recent 11 version and HTC One M9 has Android 5.0, providing some nice extra features and some performance improvements.
HTC One M9 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A71, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite greater screen pixels density. The HTC One M9 has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A71, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit.
Galaxy A71 counts with a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A71 counts with a much better battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 58% greater battery size.
Galaxy A71 captures way better photographs and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A71 also has a bigger camera aperture for better captures and video in low-light environments, a camera in the back with much more mega pixels and a much bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Although Galaxy A71 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than HTC One M9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the HTC One M9. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy Galaxy A71, else you can save some dollars and buy the HTC One M9, letting go some features and specifications.
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