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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-03-01 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 178.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than HTC One M9's overall score of 77.7. The Galaxy S8 body is noticeably newer, a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than HTC One M9. HTC One M9 has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S8, although it has a little worse pixel count per inch in the screen, a way lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller screen.
HTC One M9 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an extra GPU. The HTC One M9 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a lot smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the HTC One M9 also counts with a bigger camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than HTC One M9, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 has a bit superior battery duration than HTC One M9, because it has a 6% bigger battery size.
Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, making buying this phone a simple decision.
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