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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 13 |
| 2015-03-01 | -- |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 10.12 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Galaxy S23 Ultra has an overall score of 81.5, which is a little bit better than HTC One M9's 77.7 general score. Both devices in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S23 Ultra has newer 13 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version. Galaxy S23 Ultra's body is incredibly lighter and a bit thinner than the HTC One M9.
The HTC One M9 features a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the HTC One M9 also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit. The HTC One M9 features a much better screen than Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch and a much smaller screen.
Galaxy S23 Ultra shoots much clearer videos and photos than HTC One M9, because it has a way larger aperture, a lot bigger back camera sensor taking much higher quality videos and pictures and a camera with a much higher 200 megapixels resolution. The Galaxy S23 Ultra counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One M9, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy S23 Ultra counts with a much better battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 76 percent greater battery capacity.
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