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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is a bit better than the HTC One M9's overall score of 77.7. Even though the Galaxy Note5 and the HTC One M9 were released with only 6 months difference, Galaxy Note5's body is a little heavier but a lot thinner. HTC One M9 has just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC One M9 also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor.
HTC One M9 features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a lot worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a just a little lower pixels density. HTC One M9 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photos or videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the HTC One M9 also counts with a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a more megapixels back camera.
The HTC One M9 counts with slightly more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a bit superior battery life than HTC One M9, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
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